AN: I am so sorry it took so long to get this up guys. My life has been hell the past 2 months. Some ass hole poisoned my dog and she ended up getting Kidney and Addisons Disease from it. She fought it for over a month and ended up dying in my arms the night I got her back from the Vet ER. I have been busy trying to pay off my massive vet bill. Which was nearly $1,000.
On a Good note, as promised I will reveal who Kagome is going to be with...
Wade.
Yup, I have decided to pair her up with Wade, was a hard decision, I almost paired her with Greg or Daryl. You'll see later on why I chose him.
Ignore the title with this chapter, any free time I have had, has been spent playing Krieg on Borderlands 2.
I don't own anything.
Chapter 5: Salt on the Wound
They were following Daryl and the others, they didn't want the rest of their group get the wrong idea by seeing a car full of unknown people.
When they finally arrived at the farm, Kagome felt like she was thrown in the past. This Hershel Greene guy had a lot of well taken care of land. Barely touched by humans (or Zombies) and was only accompanied by a fence, two barns, forests all around, and simple old style two story house.
She loved it already.
No one else noticed the small smile on her face. With the exception of Wade.
Souta and Chouko had their faces smashed against the windows. Looking at the farm in awe. "Wow, this place is amazing! Look at the cows! Oh! A horse!" Chouko all but squealed.
Souta laughed but covered his ears. "Volume Chouko! You're making us go deaf!"
"Gomen!"
Greg was laughing at their antics but he quickly turned serious. "This Hershel guy must have some kind of natural protection 'gainst the Walkers. In the months we have been travelin', we have seen hardly any live stock, and for this man to still have horses, let alone cattle, must mean that these people either have a ton of ammo and guns, or a natural zombie deterrent."
"I was just thinking the same thing. Its very suspicious." Wade added.
Souta turned to look at Greg and tilted his head slightly. "Which do you think it is? The others said that this Carl boy was shot, so maybe they have a lot of guns?"
"I think its a natural type of protection, did you see where the stream is we passed? Even though it is starting to dry up some, the mud could easily stop walkers from getting too close to the house. We don't know how large or long it is either. The Walkers would be easy targets to get rid of if they got stuck in the mud."
All eye's turned to Kagome, who blushed at the sudden attention. "What?"
Wade smiled very slightly. "That was a very good observation, Kagome."
She blushed more. "Erm, thanks?"
"Stop turning into a tomato, sis."
Kagome huffed and glared at Souta. "Quiet twerp!"
"Never!"
Greg laughed at the bickering siblings."Okay children, settle down. We're at the house, calm your horses!"
They stuck their tongues out at each other.
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Two older women and a worst for wear man were waiting on the porch. The front of the mans button up shirt was soaked in blood and he was really pale.
Once he was off his motorcycle, Daryl walked up on to the porch and stopped in front of the older male. "Where are Carl and Shane at?"
"Shane is in town with my husband looking for supplies to remove the bullet fragments from Carl." The older of the two women spoke.
Glenn stood behind Daryl. "And Carl?"
"Carl is inside in the guest bedroom. He is stable, but just barely. Hershel has been transferring blood from Rick to help keep him stable. Hershel doesn't know how much longer he can last though..." The other woman trailed off and looked like she was about to start sobbing.
Rick put his arm around Lori and started whispering soothing words into her ear.
Walking up the steps and stopping beside Daryl, Kagome took the scene in and looked at the oldest woman. "Can you take me to him? I might not be a doctor, but I have a lot of experience with injuries like this. We may also have some supplies to help keep him stable while we wait on the others."
Lori looked up at the younger girl and glared at her. "Who are you anyway?"
Dale came up to the porch and stooped at the base of the steps. "Her name is Kagome, T-Dog got a blood infection while everyone was looking for Sophia. Kagome and her group saved his life."
"Right now the only way we can help the boy is to keep him stable and keep him from going into shock."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice to see a older man. He was wiping his hands off on a rag.
He sighed quietly and looked to Rick. "He needs another blood transfusion. His heart beat is getting weaker and his skin and paler. Otis and Shane need to hurry up, or the boy wont last much longer."
Everyone was quiet for a moment, then Rick nodded and went to stand up but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. Looking up, he saw the Asian girl shaking her head. "Not you, I can tell that you can barely hold your head up, let alone walk. My brother or I can give him the blood he needs."
Lori stood up abruptly and shouted at her. "How the heck can you two even help him!? You don't even know his blood type!"
Souta spoke up in his sisters defense. "It's because it doesn't matter, My sister and I both have universal blood type's."
That shut Lori up. She stood there dumbfounded.
"Your blood type is O?" Hershel asked.
Both siblings nodded.
"Good, I will need your help. Follow me to the boys room and we will start right away."
Kagome went to follow Hershel into the house, but Souta stopped her. "I'll do it first. I wouldn't be as much help if something happened out here."
Nodding at him, Kagome turned back to Rick and bowed at him. "I am very sorry all this happened. I will do everything I can to make your son better." After his "Thank you" she went back to the Rav where Greg and Wade were waiting.
"Once the boy is healed we can leave if you guys want..."
Wade shook his head. "We will stay here as long as we can. This place is a paradise in the hell we have been living in the last several months. We can help protect this land and the people here. It is too good an opportunity to pass up."
"Agreed, this place is special darlin', we are not leaving any time soon."
Kagome smiled at both of them and gave each a hug. "Thanks guys."
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She could hear Carol's soft cries from outside of the RV. Her and Greg decided to go back to the road were Sophia was last seen with Dale, Andrea, Carol, and Daryl.
Souta was dizzy from the blood transfusions, so he stayed at the farm. Chouko didn't want to leave his side. Wade decided it was best for him to stay, so that someone could kept watch, just in case some walkers strayed into sight, as Rick was still too weak to do much of anything. Shane and Otis hadn't returned yet either.
They were hoping the little girl would find her way back to the road.
"It must be so hard for her, losing her daughter like this..."
"I'm sure your mom is acting the same way if she is still alive darlin'." Greg added. He was sitting beside her on the roof of the RV.
Kagome smiled sadly and shook her head. "My mother and grand-father are no longer alive. Call it a hunch." She looked up into the clear night sky and sighed sadly. 'More like, I can no longer feel a connection with them spiritually. I lost that connection with them a few weeks after the infection started. Souta and I miss you both... Rest in peace.'
Greg (and Dale who was standing behind them) gave her apologetic looks. While Dale didn't know how she knew, it was a safe bet to assume her relatives were dead. Hopefully they died a easy, quick death.
Greg had just learned to accept her hunches long ago. They were usually right anyway. Didn't mean it was easy to accept though knowing your mother was dead.
All three looked down when the door to the RV opened. Daryl and Andrea stepped out, both had their weapons on them.
Dale gave them questioning looks. "Where are you two going?"
"I'm going for a walk, shine some light in the forest, give her something to look at."
"Do you think that is such a good idea?" Dale asked.
Andrea gave him an incredulous look and shook her head. "I'm coming t-"
"No, I'll go with him in search of Sophia."
All eye's turned to Kagome who had gotten down from the RV's roof. "I can track and take care of anything we may run into, Remy could possibly pick up her scent too. Carol needs someone she knows here to comfort her." She gave Andrea a serious look. "A female. No offense Dale."
"None taken."
Andrea went to say something, but Greg beat her to it.
He was flailing his arms about and shaking his head. "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa! I ain't letting ya go anywhere out of my sight! If something happened to ya, Wade would have my ass on a silver platter. He would kill me ten times over!"
Kagome growled quietly and ran a hand through her hair, giving Greg a pointed look. "My god, Gregory, I am not some child who needs their hand held all the damn time. I'm twenty three years old for crying out loud. I survived in the woods for three years before I was here in America. I can take care of my self!" She then turned on her heel and walked passed Daryl, and grabbed the flash light from his hands. Remy following close behind her. "Lets go."
Smirking, Daryl gave the group one last look before following after the fuming Asian.
Greg stood there looking like a kicked puppy.
"She's never called me by my full name before..."
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End Chapter five! Since my last... four chapters ended on a sad note, I thought I would add some humor to this end.
And before you guys freak out too much. I am pairing Kagome with Daryl. So...
FOOLED YA!
By the way. Greg's full name is Gregory Wayne Smith.
