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There are worse games to play.

Darkness.

That was all Kagome could see.

Was she dead? She didn't know.

Kagome attempted to wiggle her left toes.

Pain.

Yep, she was alive.

She noticed her whole left arm and her chest were wrapped. She could feel the gashes on her body.

When Kagome opened her eyes she was greeted with blurred vision. Dark colors was all she was able to see.

She also noticed her ears were slightly ringing from the explosion.

She smelt her own blood. The amount of it was almost suffocating.

Though she was on a blanket, she could tell she was indoors due to the lack of wind.

There was also a fire going. She could feel the heat from it. But since it was in the middle of summer she knew it was nighttime due to the fire.

The fact that she was indoors was confirmed when she heard voices to her left.

She weakly turned her head towards them seeing what seemed like two dark figures standing in a doorway. One short the other tall.

She started to make out parts of their conversation as her ears were going back to normal.

"When she wakes up..." She heard what sounded like Kaede.

"He's injured.." She heard a male voice.

"She'll never forgive herself..." She heard Kaede.

'Who's wounded?' Kagome wondered.

Her vision started coming back into focus. It was then she noticed Kaede and Katsuo standing in the doorway of her hut looking outside.

'Hell at least we made it to Edo.' Kagome Thought.

She noticed someone on her right because she could hear them breathing.

She weakly turned her head to see her brother asleep beside her. She slowly reached out to hold his hand with a small smile knowing he was safe.

When she reached his hand she only felt a nub where his left hand was.

There was a slight grunt of pain from him.

Her eyes widened in shock and the smile disappeared as tears formed in her eyes.

"S-Souta." She said weakly as she tried to sit up and failed. The pain was to much for her to move.

Maybe if she took it slower.

"Souta!" She was finally able to yell hoarsely.

She heard Kaede and Katsuo run towards her. Kaede checked on Souta while Katsuo made Kagome lean back gently with his hand.

"Do n-not touch me." Kagome said in a threatening voice.

Katsuo leaned back with his hands in the air defensively. "Fine. I was just trying to help." He said.

Kagome glared up at him since he was kneeling over her. "Last I checked you were the last person I wanted help from." Kagome spat.

Katsuo scoffed. "If I hadn't used my lightning to teleport us here through the sky Souta would've been dead and you not far behind." Katsuo glared.

He was right. She owed him gratitude for saving her brother but nothing else. She couldn't stand the bastard.

Kagome's eyes widened when she looked at Katsuo. He had a small spark of lightning at the end of his finger. She was to weak to defend herself.

"wait no-" She said.

Before she could finish what she was going to say, he touched her forehead with it causing her to go back to sleep.

He let out a sigh.

He knew when Kagome woke up she would be fully healed, though weak. She'll attempt to rip his throat out.

He deserved it.

He looked down at her peaceful face as she slept. He leaned down and kissed her forehead. He then stood. He turned and walked to the door when Kaedes voice stopped him.

"Are you leaving again?" She asked.

Katsuo halfway turned to face her. "I can't yet. But I will. It's clear she doesn't want me here." He said.

Kaede nodded. "I understand."

Hidou the snake demon stood in a clearing in the middle of the woods facing a man in a baboon suit.

"I assume the siblings are dead?" The masked man asked.

Hidou smirked. "Kagome is for sure. My explosive snakes got her when she attempted to take the blow for her brother."

"Hmph, the brother will be no problem."

Hidou glared at the man. "Someone showed up. He was why I had to retreat. I think the boy called him Katsuo."

Hidou heard a growl come from the man.

"That does cause a problem. You will find him and end him, or else."

Kagome opened her eyes slowly sat up.

Souta was gone. He was outside.

Where was Katsuo? She swore when she found him he would get the ass beating of a lifetime. She couldn't bring herself to actually kill him. Not yet at least.

She drew a metal poll from her body and used it to stand. She was weak.

She limped towards the door with the help of the rod. When she got to the door she moved the mat out of the way. She saw Kaede standing there with her hands behind her back watching the sun set.

Kagome walked up so she stood beside her.

"How long was I out and where is my brother?" Kagome asked.

"Three days. Souta is at the shrine." She said.

Kagome nodded as she turned and walked towards the shrine. When she got there she saw Souta with his back to her.

She stopped ten feet behind him.

Kagome leaned off the rod and sucked it back into her hand. She was back at normal strength.

"Talking to dad?" Kagome asked.

She looked at his left sleeve to find nothing where his hand should be.

"Yeah." He paused as he turned to see his sister.

"I know you. Don't blame yourself. You took the blow for me. If you didn't I would've lost more than my hand. You had cuts all around your torso and on your left arm." He said

Kagome let out a sigh. "I'm just glad your okay." She said.

Souta looked at Kagome. They didn't break eye contact.

There were no words spoken between the siblings for several seconds.

"What if dad didn't die?" Souta asked.

Kagone didn't want to talk about it. She was glad her brother was okay. But she didn't want to talk about the only other person that meant anything to her.

Kagome turned her back to her brother as tears formed in her eyes.

"There is no point in wondering 'what if'. We just need to hunt down the bastard that took him from us and make him suffer." Kagome said in pure bitter anger.

"Kagome, it's okay to be sad or hurt. He's our dad. Remember, I'm here for you." Souta said.

Kagome nodded as her and her brother walked back to Kaedes hut.

When Souta and Kagome made it back to Kaedes they saw Sesshomaru speaking with Kaede

Souta was walking next to Kagome

Kagome was oddly happy to see him.

Souta smiled as he looked at his sister.

Kagome looked forward.

"He seems like a decent male for you sister." Souta whispered.

He had no idea Sesshomaru could hear him even if he was continuing his conversations with Kaede

"Lord Sesshomaru does seem decent. But not for me. He's a Lord. I'm a blacksmith. Besides Katsuo has reminded me of how much I can't trust people. Hell I couldn't trust him alone with my own sister. Look what happen there." She said.

Souta scoffed. "Lord Sesshomaru isn't Katsuo."

The conversation stopped when they got to where they thought Sesshomaru would heat them.

Kaede looked at the siblings while Sesshomaru still stood with her.

"We have much to catch up on since your both conscious. Your father left you something." Kaede stated.