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Kagome was one of the first to wake up. She sat up and looked around. Sango was on her left. She was laying on her back asleep. Inutaisho was asleep or relaxing she couldn't tell. His eyes were closed. She looked at Sesshomaru and he was awake. He was looking in her direction. But everyone was still in the same place as they were last night. The girls at one camp site and the boys at the other.
Kagome stood. She walked over to Sesshomaru who was across the clearing.
"I uh, is it okay if me and Sango bathe before we leave?" Kagome asked Sesshomaru. He nodded.
"Do as you please." He said.
When she didn't walk away he looked at her again.
"Can you point us toward a spring or something?" She asked.
He nodded. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the tree he was sitting against. It took him mere seconds to respond as he expanded his senses outward to find a hot spring.
"There's a hot spring a fourth of a mile East. We'll be able to tell if harm is nearby. Take your weapons." Sesshomaru said.
Kagome nodded.
Kagome ran back to Sango to wake her up. Minutes later. The girls were headed towards the hot springs with their weapons over their shoulders.
After minutes of walking the girls had entered the spring. It was in a clearing and they were relaxed in the spring. Their weapons were next to their clothes. They still thought the dog demons could not hear them.
"So what do you think of the dogs?" Sango asked Kagome as they sat in the springs naked.
Kagome looked as if she was thinking for a moment. "I admire Sesshomaru. But I can not see him as anything right now due to Kikyo. Everyone always thinks she better anyways. And soon. She will have him believing it too. When they meet." Kagome said.
Sango's anger flared. She stood while she was still in the spring. The water was at her waist. She faced Kagome.
"Your better then that bitch! She been with how many guys? Alot! You are still a virgin Kagome! Your not some whore. And just because your father and Kikyo treat you like shit does not mean that they are your only family! I'm here for you to Kagome! And if you have feelings for Sesshomaru even if you just met him you should try to admit them to him! Don't let your sister hold you back!" Sango said as she turned and sat back down on the rock next to Kagome.
Kagome was baffled. Sango had never yelled at her like that before. "I don't know what to say." Kagome said.
Sango looked at Kagome. "Just say thank you when you finally realize your better than her." Sango said as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Alright well Sango I'm getting out." Kagome said as she got out and dried off. Kagome had her under kimono on when she was suddenly surrounded by dragon demons. There was eight of them. Kagome got in a defensive stance. She couldn't bend down to get her arrows.
She turned towards an opening in the clearing and Naraku stepped out.
"You!" Kagome yelled as she ran at Naraku.
She dodged each acid ball the dragons spit at her. When she got to him she swung her left fist. Naraku caught it. Kagome realized her mistake and tried to pull back. But just then Naraku shot his acid into her hand. The acid line in her arm went further up. She screamed in pain. The acid line now stopped mid bicep. Kagome fell to her knees as Naraku let her go.
Sango still sat in the spring naked. Surrounded by dragon demons.
Kagome fell on her back the pain was excruciating.
"We've been over this once Kagome. You can not harm me. Do you remember the last time you tried to? That mark of acid up your arm is a result of your defiance. And you even lost your brother due to your foolishness."
Kagome screamed In pain again as she gripped her upper left arm.
"Kagome!" Sango reached for Hiraikotsu and threw it.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango yelled.
She got three of the dragons in one swing. She caught Hiraikotsu. She sunk back in the water.
Just then Sesshomaru and Inutaisho came into the clearing.
Sesshomaru killed the remaining five with his acid whip.
Inutaisho shoved Sounga through Naraku. But in the end Naraku was just a puppet. Inutaisho sheathed Sounga. As he watched Naraku turn to dust. He really didn't like that asshole.
Inutaisho then turned and ran to Kagome. She was still griping her arm as she screamed in pain.
Sesshomaru walked over to Kagome.
"Slayer, get your clothes on quickly." Sesshomaru said without looking at Sango.
He was giving her privacy as he kneeled down next to Kagome and his father.
Sango did as she was told. When she was done she grabbed hers and Kagome's weapons and went to where Kagome laid. Sango had Kagome's outer kimono over her shoulder.
Inutaisho looked down at Kagome's arm. She had a acid line that went up her arm to mid bicep. Kagome looked at him as if begging him to take the pain away.
He looked to Sango.
"How often does she hurt like this?" Inutaisho asked.
"It was a curse Naraku gave her. Every time she uses her priestess powers the line goes further up until it reaches her heart. When that happens the acid will burn at her heart until she's dead." Sango said the worry clear in her voice.
Kagome was Sango's best friend. If she lost Kagome she'd have no one.
Inutaisho nodded. "I will try to help her." He said.
"Kagome, this will hurt. But I need you to try to bare with me."
She stiffly nodded.
He grabbed Kagome's wrist and brought it to his mouth. He inserted one of his fangs into her wrist where the acid line started. He sucked out some of the acid. Kagome screamed even more.
"Father stop!" Sesshomaru said.
Inutaisho ignored Sesshomaru. The line on Kagome's arm slowly went back down. It stopped at the bend of her elbow. Inutaisho retracked his fangs. He could not suck out anymore. Kagome passed out due to the pain.
Inutaisho looked to Sango and Sesshomaru.
"I could not get anymore out. Naraku has cursed this girl with a tragic death." He said.