Not many people comment me ;; maybe I should just stop the story, even though I'm on chapterfifteen where Kagome's in the hospital for a reason...

Chapter 4

- Previously -

"Onegai…" She quietly begged.

Looking at her rather irritated, he soon closed his eyes lightly to please the miko, and started to fall asleep. Kagome gave a small smile and leaned away from his only to have his lean on hers. She mentally sighed and returned to lightly leaning against his head then heard him groan softly in exhaustion.

"…arigato…" Kagome whispered out.

Sesshomaru lightly cracked his eyes open to her whisper as he started to get more tired. He then brought his lips to her cheek, and lightly gave her a peck. His eyes then sealed shut for the rest of the rest to receive what sleep that he can after thinking of the words to say to her.

'Dou-itashimashite,' he whispered in his mind and slept.

Kagome knew well that Sesshomaru was asleep now, and so she kept watch of his breathing, heart rate, and any symptoms to come. She was now fully awake, thanks to the medicine, and would watch over them all. This was going to affect her miko powers though, if she cannot rest to regain them.

'I'll regain them slowly, at this rate.' Kagome told herself as she stayed awake.

- Now -

The taiyoukai began to awaken in the arms of the ningen; when was it that her body began to feel so warm beneath his? Moving his eyes to see her, he found the miko dead tired in the eyes. So the miko had actually tried staying up the entire night to watch over him and to make sure he wouldn't fall into more illness.

Kagome heard him sigh tiredly to let her know that he was now awake. Her arm left his shoulders and cracked out all the stiffness as she reached for her watch to look at the time. That tired face grimaced when it told her that it was four in the morning and not even sunrise. Then again, he was a taiyoukai after all, and so it made some sense that he would wake earlier than Inuyasha would.

Sesshomaru cringed at the cold air that took place of her arm that abandoned his shoulders and neck. His body shivered a little and he grunted for the mikos attention, wanting that arm of warmth back. He didn't want that uncontrollable shaking to occur once again because he didn't like it.

She felt him shiver and want more warmth so she placed the watch aside as if it didn't mean a thing to her. The mikos arm wrapped around him once more and she pulled him closely to her body as she could. Soon, the warmth began to wrap around him once again and his shivering calmed down enough to keep them both satisfied. Kagome sighed tiredly though as she began to talk.

"Gomen nasi, are you still cold?" Kagome asked in a whisper.
"I-iie…" Sesshomaru spoke out raspy.
She smiled and checked his forehead quickly, "you seem warm; let's hope it's not a fever."

Slowly, Kagome's arm left him once more, but this time her other arm rubbed his shoulders, hoping to give him a little friction. Rummaging through her backpack, she sighed in relief once she found the thermometer. She opened the plastic container and brought out the electric thermometer.

"Open you mouth and slide this under your tongue. Don't bite it, and it has no taste; just a little beep noise." Kagome said softly.

The taiyoukai opened his mouth easily now that his jaw was healed and she slid it carefully under his tongue and closed his mouth then pushed the little button. It beeped and he cringed at the noise as it did thirty seconds later. Kagome slipped it carefully out of his mouth and looked at it curiously, then gave off a smile.

"97.7; so you're doing better finally." Kagome said yet again softly.
"…" Sesshomaru sighed tiredly.
"Do you have a headache?"
"…" He nodded.
"Want an Advil?"
"H-hai," his reply was a little scratchy.
"Does your throat still hurt?" She raised an eyebrow.
"L-little…"
"Then don't talk much," Kagome sighed, "since you're able to open your mouth, I'll just pour water in it instead.
"I-iie…"

(Somehow, three mysterious hours passed away and sunset came during their morning moment time thing…)

The miko looked at him, "you want me to give it to you through my mouth still?"
"…" He nodded lightly.
"I guess it is safer, alright; you win."

Kagome grabbed an Advil and slipped it into his mouth careful while again, he waited for the water. The miko opened the water bottle and slipped some liquid into her mouth and slipped it into his mouth. Her thumb gently rubbed his throat so that it'll go down better though he still cringed. That reminded her of something she had in her backpack, though she had a feeling he'll reject it.

"I have some chloraseptic sore throat spray, it tastes bad I know, but it helps for quite a while. Do you want to taste it so see if you'll try it?" Kagome asked curiously.
"…" Sesshomaru nodded.
"Alright, let me find the bottle."

Again, rummaging and rummaging through her bag, she found the spray and brought it out in sight. Sesshomaru smelt an odd scent of cherry from the bottle she held and gave a wheezing growl with little coughing. She laughed lightly and sprayed a little on her finger and placed it near his lips. He reluctantly slipped her finger in his mouth and licked the liquid and immediately gagged at the tinge taste of it.

Kagome laughed lightly, "gomen, I had a feeling you wouldn't like it. I'll just give you Advil for now until you can gargle on some salt water."
"…" Sesshomaru truly despised her for doing this to him.
"Think I can let you rest here for a while so I can go outside and stretch out?"
He nodded, "h-hai."
"Arigato, I'll slip your robe on then."

Doing as said, she grabbed his robe that was over them and placed him in it then tucked it in his hakama. Kagome grabbed her bra and placed it on while she still behind him. When that was on, she slipped out from under him, and laid him down gently while placing his mokomoko behind his head. (If you still don't know what mokomoko is, it's that fluff he normally has draped on his shoulder.)

Sesshomaru saw a bandage on her torso much like his own, and it was very bloody. He knew wisely though, that it was her own blood, and not his own. Carefully, Kagome grabbed her robe and stood up slowly. After placing it on and tucking it in, she realized how bloody it was and laughed.

"Kaede-obasan will kill me if I don't get this cleaned eventually," she sighed, "Oh well, washing laundry is something I haven't done in a while."
"M-miko…"
Kagome turned her head to him and kneeled down, "I'm just going outside the entrance, if you need me to return in, just cough once."
"…" He nodded lightly.

She smiled while standing up and then walked out of the cave, and into the snowy grounds. Sesshomaru watched her though; not liking the wound on her side, it looked black even, and he didn't trust what pain it could cause his ningen healer. Still, she stretched her hands to the sky and laughed a little.

For ones happiness to last long happened to be overruled today and for the miko no less. Stretching out caused her side wound to stretch out a little. Instantly she clung to her side while giving a cry of agony and fell to the ground crouching in pain instantly.

"MIKO!" Sesshomaru yelled in a violent rasped tone as he coughed blood from trying to do so.

Rin and Jaken bolted up at his fierce yell and looked around to find the miko. She was in the cold snow shivering and in pain. The child got up and ran to Kagome, shaking her and begging her to get up. It was no good though because it gave her only more pain to suffer from.

"Jaken!" Sesshomaru coughed more blood.

The little hikigaeru looked around for something and found the trench coat and rushed into the snow along side Rin. He laid it out and Rin gently slid Kagome onto it until she was securely on. When she was, Rin and Jaken pulled on the cloak and dragged her inside the cave as Kagome gritted her teeth and whimpered in pain while holding her side.

Sesshomaru's coughing became violent again as blood kept coming from his mouth. His lungs must've torn again after yelling to the miko so badly. Kagome heard his coughing and dragged her body on the sleeping bag with her right arm while her left held her wound. It seemed obvious to her that his internal bleeding returned, so she had to close it up once again.

Her left hand pulled the sleeping bag down a little and slipped her hand through his robes to place her hand in the center of his chest. Powers over flowed from her pained body and it quickly drained the blood from his lungs and seal him up for good; no more shall the eternal bleeding occur to his lungs. Kagome panted twice as exhausted and looked at his face. He was desperately now gasping for air painfully.

She dragged her body up more to have a face to face encounter with him. Carefully she leaned over him, plugged his nose, and gave him her own breath. Sesshomaru was settled down about five minutes later so she stopped and looked at him. Blood was on his chin, so she wiped it off with her robe, and smiled.

"There… you're okay… again…"

Kagome then passed out against his chest after saying those four words. The pain at her side must be that painfully if she were to pass out from it. None the less, it needed to be cleaned, but none of them understood her medical supplies.

The white dove lightly perched itself on Kaede's finger and cleaned its feathers. When the old woman sighed with much worry, she patted the bird with care; Sango, Miroku, and she were the ones to know about the serious wound that was on the side of her waist. If the wound isn't treated, it can be life threatening to her if it worsens.

Sango looked everywhere around the village and about a five mile radius around the area on Kirara and couldn't find anything. Miroku tried desperately to search for her aura but couldn't find it. Inuyasha rushed to every place he could including her era but couldn't find her, or so he says; there's always reason to believe he went to Kikyou while being on the search.

Shippo stayed with Kaede in hopes of either find Kagome, or at least be of some help to the elder miko. The poor kitsune felt so guilty about Kagome leaving. He hasn't told anyone yet, but he saw and heard Kagome leave the other morning. Kagome said that she was going to be back soon, so he didn't fuss about it since she would take a walk in the morning every now and then.

"Okasan…" Shippo frowned as he looked to the sky; wanting his mother figure to hurry up and return to the village so that he would stop worrying so much. "Hurry soon…"

Kaede felt bad for not telling the others that she was with Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken but it seemed best not to tell them. Sesshomaru was Inuyasha's eldest brother and had heard from the hanyou that the taiyoukai tried killing her several times. Imagine what they would do or at least try to do once they were told that she was healing the terrifying taiyoukai.

Kagome stirred awake tiredly and couldn't remember very much. Something about being in severe pain and then desperately used all of her powers to stop eternal bleeding. Then it hit her; the one word and person lit in her mind immediately and remember that she collapsed on him. Slowly, she got up and looked at him worriedly to find his eyes closed.

Moving the sleeping bag away a little, she placed her head against his chest and heard his heart beating fine. Kagome sighed in relief and looked at him tiredly after pulling the sleeping bag up. The pain was still there in her side and she winced a little in pain, which unfortunately caused Sesshomaru to open his eyes.

"Miko…" Sesshomaru said in a cold whisper.
Kagome looked at him, "S-Sesshomaru…"
"Clean," he coughed, "your wound."
"…hai…" she listened.

Scooting to her backpack, she began removing her robe as she was also removing the ace bandage, and when placed it aside as she still had a white patch taped to her side to keep it there. Kagome began bringing out all these crazy materials out and soon began to peel off the patch with little whimpers. Rin and Jaken were fast asleep, so they weren't paying attention to her wound, only Sesshomaru.

Once it peeled off, Sesshomaru cringed and closed his eyes in disgust of the wound. Her side was black, blue, and purpled with a long line of stitches. It took an hour for the miko to clean the wound and another two hours to patch it up and bandage it. Afterwards, she was really sore and shook lightly from it.

'If the miko can heal this one's lungs, why can she not heal her wound?' Sesshomaru wondered in much curiosity as she leaned against the cave wall.

Sesshomaru watched the woman collect multiple types of medicine and took them all at once while placing water in her mouth, and swallowed with distaste. She then breathed deeply, trying to concentrate on her surroundings. Soon though she looked at her hand to feel her miko powers fully regenerated.

"Nani…?" Kagome then looked to Sesshomaru who was looking at her as well. "How long was I passed out?"
"Two days."
"Nani-! Itte!" She held her side. "Have you been okay?"
He nodded, "your powers have been healing this one while problems occurred."
Sighing in relief, she murmured out, "That means my abilities took care of you while I was out, good."
"Are you not cold?" Sesshomaru questioned coldly as he looked at the ceiling of the cave.
"A little; I guess I haven't noticed it."

"Then lie down under these covers," he stated.
"Can't; I have to watch you," she laughed lightly.
"Had you not watched me while lying down at this one's side?"
"Even so, I would have to place my head on your chest to listen to your heart rate."
"That is fine." Sesshomaru replied.

Kagome sighed in defeat; not wanting to deal nor argue about this at all. Painfully and tiredly, Kagome got up and walked around him then went under the covers and lied down on his left side with her head on his chest. Sesshomaru didn't not fuss, growl, nor disapprove of her actions, but instead, encouraged her to do something else.

"Rest miko," Sesshomaru demanded coldly.
"Can't; I have to-," she was interrupted.
"You have watched this one while unconscious; meaning you can watch this one while sleeping."
"Demo…" Kagome wasn't to sure about it.
"If there is a problem, you will be woken."
"I still feel unease about it though…"
"You are the one who is in need of sleep, not this one."
"…okay…" she lightly slipped her right hand through his robe against the center of his chest to heal him in her sleep.

"How is it that a miko like you would have such a wound?" He asked coldly.
"I tell my incident if you tell yours." Kagome said tiredly.
"Not possible," he growled.
"Then you won't know," she slipped to sleep mumbling, "what she did…"
"She?"
"…" Kagome was fast asleep; indeed she was tired.

Sesshomaru watched her form for only a little while longer before deciding on doing the same as her. His head leaned in her direction to collect what scent was hers before falling asleep. The taiyoukai was aware that he was now out of range of death, but perhaps it was still too early to say he would survive it?

Inuyasha returned to the village and entered Kaede's hut to find everyone there sitting tiredly. The hanyou growled angrily as he formed fist at his sides, ready to kill someone very soon. Where there's anger, there's surely nagging to come along with it, especially if it's for Kagome.

"Why aren't you guys looking for Kagome," Inuyasha growled angrily.
Miroku sipped his tea, "I felt Kikyou's presence so I stopped."
"Saw you running towards Kikyou." Kagome yawned.
Shippo glared at Inuyasha, "you smelt like bones and grave soil."

"I do not! I dunked myself into the stream before I… came… here…" The hanyou realized what he just said.
"So you admit going to her." Miroku sighed.
"That doesn't surprise me." Sango glared.
"I'm telling okasan when she gets home." Shippo frowned.

"Urusai, it ain't your business to get into!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Iie, but it's Kagome's." Miroku stated.
"Inuyasha is Kagome's problem." Sango said in a bored manner.
"I'm gonna make okasan osuwari you a lot!" Shippo pouted.
"I'll kill you…" Inuyasha growled violently.
"OOOOKAAAASAAAAN!" Shippo yelled terrified.

Kagome's eyes shot open and sat up immediately while ignoring the pain that told her to move slower with the wound. The miko could have sworn that she heard the young kitsune youkais voice crying out for her. She left the covers next to Sesshomaru and rushed to the cave entrance with a panic look.

Sesshomaru awoke to her movements and the disappeared warmth that was at his side just moments ago. He looked over to her curiously; wondering what had happened to make her feel completely insecure. The miko took a step out of the cave and passed the sutras that hid their auras.

"Kagome!" Miroku jumped at the enormous flood of an angry aura.
"Nani!" Inuyasha looked at him.
"It must mean she heard Shippo cry out for her." Sango said plainly.
"But t-that means s-she knows." Miroku stated.

"WHAT WAY IS HER AURA COMING FROM!" Inuyasha yelled.
"I-I can't tell! It's too big!" Miroku gulped.
"We'll tell her you threatened Shippo."

"Miko…" Sesshomaru called out.
Kagome calmed down when she heard him, and held her arms as she walked back in the barrier, "hai?"
"What had ailed you?"
She shook her head frowning, "it's nothing; I thought… I heard something."
"It is more than nothing if it had made you jump to your feet."

"Since when have you been concerned?"
"This one does not care, however, wishes his healer would not be distracted from her job." Sesshomaru growled.
"Yeah… I guess it is just my job to heal you isn't it?" Kagome asked glumly.
"…" He didn't like her attitude.

"Gomen nasi, I'm just… stressing out a little… there's so much to deal with right now and I can't concentrate properly." Kagome sat down as her hands went to her faces to hide it.
"…" Sesshomaru knew she was not lying for he could feel the stress off of her.
She was whispering to herself now, "gomen nasi Shippo, hontou ni gomen nasi…"
"M-" He was interrupted.
"Kagome-oneesan, daijobu…?" Rin asked softly.
Kagome lifted her head and wiped her eyes to see the child, "I'm fine Rin-chan, arigato."
"…"

The little child didn't really believe the miko and so she gave her a big hug; hoping that it might cheer her up. Kagome smiled lightly and hugged her back but in a more of a motherly way. Rin sat in her lap to keep her company still hugging her as she hugged her back.

Sesshomaru lightly understood now; the miko didn't feel secure because she felt that her pup was in trouble. It was Rin who understood that look in the onna's eyes and such. He watched the two females cuddle in each others arms a little longer, and slowly went back to sleep.

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Kitsune: Fox
Okasan: Mother
Itte: Ouch
Osuwari: Sit boy/ Sit