A/N: KONNICHIWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's the chapter
that people have been anxious to read! I FINALLY finished it! I hope you
enjoy it! Don't forget to review! Ja ne,
~Inuyasha+Kagome
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Chapter 6 Short Rest part II
"Sango, are we there yet?" Ayumi asked tiredly as she walked with Miroku, Yuka, and Eri.
"Almost." replied Miroku. "Sango said she was going to take Kirara and see how far we had left."
"Okay." A few minutes later, Sango returned and had some good news. "We only have about five hundred yards left to go. We're almost there. I just hope Kagome's okay. I'm still worried about her."
"I know what you mean." Yuka said. "She didn't look too good earlier."
There was an awkward silence for the remainder of the way there. When they arrived at the cave, they saw Inuyasha holding Kagome, who was wrapped in his haori, with his hands wrapped protectively around her.
Kagome's friends all awed. "That's so cute!" they said. At that, Inuyasha woke up and glared at them.
"Inuyasha, how's Kagome?" Sango asked.
"I'm not sure. She woke up briefly and looked like she was in terrible pain. She went back to sleep shortly after though...."
"We should get those gashes cleaned." Ayumi suggested. "Did the bleeding ever stop?"
"Yeah. It stopped a few minutes ago." Inuyasha stated.
"Okay. Well, I brought all of her stuff with us. I don't know how she carries this thing. It's really heavy." Sango said. "Oh.............um...............Miroku, Inuyasha, you need to leave for a while.........."
"Why?!" Inuyasha asked angrily.
"Because we need to take off some of Kagome's clothing in order to treat her."
"Why can't we stay?" Miroku put on a hurt face.
"Let's go Miroku." Inuyasha grabbed Miroku and dragged him out of the cave. "Let us know when we can come back in."
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Sango carefully removed Kagome's shirt and skirt so that she could see the extent of her injuries. The gash in her side was at least five inches long and three inches deep. The cut on her arm wasn't as bad. "I guess Inuyasha was right. I would be in pain too if I had a gash that big on me." Sango thought to herself as she cleaned Kagome's wounds.
About fifteen minutes later, Sango came out of the cave to look for Inuyasha. Kagome could no longer wear her uniform as it was soaked in blood and she needed something to wear. Sango found Inuyasha sitting on a rock looking up at the sky.
"Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha turned his gaze to Sango. "What?"
"Can Kagome wear your haori? She has nothing else to wear."
"Sure. How is she?"
"She'll be fine. As soon as she wakes up I think we should try finding that shard that she detected."
"No."
"Huh?"
"I said no. We're not going ANYWHERE until she feels well enough. The last time she was awake, she was in pain. I hate it when she's hurt. The more rest she gets the better."
"Are you sure?"
Inuyasha nodded and turned his head away from Sango.
"Inuyasha.........you must really care for Kagome. Otherwise you would tell us that we were gonna leave now."
"Can we come back in now?" asked an annoyed Inuyasha.
"Yeah. Go ahead."
Inuyasha walked back into the cave and sat against the wall once again. Miroku and Sango walked in a few minutes later and went to sleep immediately, leaving Inuyasha alone with a sleeping Kagome.
Making sure that everyone was asleep, he silently stood up and walked to Kagome's side. She looked a little better than before. There was more color in her face and she was sleeping peacefully. Inuyasha picked her up carefully and walked back to where he had been sitting before, taking an extra blanket with him. After all, it was pretty cold outside.
Laying Kagome in his lap, he wrapped her up in the extra blanket and held her close. "Kagome....please wake up soon....." With that, he fell asleep.
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Kagome began to stir and slowly opened her eyes. She was still sore, but at least now she felt slightly rested. When she looked over, she saw she was in Inuyasha's arms and started blushing, but she saw how peaceful he looked and just smiled and laid her head on his chest. "Why is Inuyasha being so nice to me? Oh yeah.........."
~*~*~FLASH BACK~*~*~
"Are you ever going to admit your feelings to Kagome?" "I don't know. Why?" "Because I heard her and Sango talking-" "Were you spying on them again?!" Miroku held his hands up in defense. "No. I just overheard them a while ago. Sango was telling Kagome to tell you how she felt. I don't know exactly what they were talking about but Sango did say that Kagome needed to be more open with her feelings........" He trailed of, waiting to hear Inuyasha's reaction. "So. I will tell her when I feel the time is right. I would rather tell her without her friends here because they'll make a big deal of it. They're too energetic." "I guess you're right. But remember this: don't take too long. If you do, you may lose your chance." And with that, Miroku went back to the hut.
~*~*~END FLASH BACK~*~*~
"I overheard them that night......when they thought I was asleep.......I wonder what they meant? I know I should tell him.......I WANT to tell him.....I really do. It's just that........what if he doesn't feel the same way?" Kagome looked up at the sleeping hanyou. "I just don't want to tell him if he doesn't feel the same way. I would hurt......a lot........." With that, Kagome fell asleep once again.
The next morning, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi were the first ones up. When they saw Inuyasha and Kagome, they slowly moved over to Sango and woke her up.
"Hey Sango," Yuka said, "wake up! Look over at Inuyasha and Kagome!"
Sango sat up and looked in the direction that Yuka was pointing. When she saw Inuyasha holding Kagome, she smiled. "They really do make a great couple. I hope they tell each other soon."
"How long has it been? How long have you known that they were in love?" Eri asked curiously.
"I've known since the day I met them. They were just too stubborn to admit it. It's rather funny, don't you think?"
Eri laughed. "It is funny. And to think that we thought Kagome liked Hojo. I guess not." "Who's Hojo?"
"He's a guy in our school. He likes Kagome, a lot, and keeps asking her out. I don't know why we forced her to go out with him when she clearly didn't want to."
"Why did you then?"
"Because she told us about some guy, that we now know is Inuyasha, who was always a jerk and rude so we made her go out with Hojo. We thought she would forget about the other person. I guess we were wrong."
"Yeah. You were wrong all right. I've started to see it more and more. Kagome gets this look in her eyes when ever she looks at Inuyasha. She looks like she's about to tell him, but decides not too."
"Why?" Ayumi asked.
"Because she thinks he still loves Kikyo."
"Who's Kikyo?"
"Inuyasha's first love. She died after pinning Inuyasha to a tree. When she was brought back, he would often go and find her to try and talk to her. He once agreed to go to hell with her. I know he didn't want to, but I think he thought that was best. He thought that until it broke Kagome's heart." Sango replied bitterly.
"Why? Why go through so much trouble though? I mean, if he really does love Kagome, why doesn't he just tell her?"
"Because, from what I understand, in the beginning, they hated each other. I think he was too stubborn to admit that it was because he had feelings for her."
"Oh."
Inuyasha started to wake up and the girls fell silent. "What are you gawking at?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing." they said in unison and turned away.
Inuyasha just sat there, dumbfounded, until he felt Kagome stirring.
"Hnnmm....." As she opended her eyes, she tried to sit up, but instantly regretted it. She felt a sharp pain in her side and yelped in pain.
Knowing that she couldn't sit up on her own, Inuyasha gently sat her up in a sitting position, holding her steady so that she wouldn't fall. "Thank you...." she whispered.
"Are you okay?"
Kagome nodded. "I'm fine....." she tried to stand up, "OUCH! OW OW OW!" she yelled and fell to the ground in pain.
Sango, Yuka, Ayumi, and Eri ran to help her. "Kagome! Are you okay?!" Eri said.
Inuyasha picked her up again and put her in her sleeping bag. "You shouldn't be up yet. You're still weak."
"I'm fine!"
"No you're not." Sango agreed with Inuyasha. "Kagome, you're hurt pretty bad. You should just get as much rest as you can."
"But I just wanna take a bath!"
Sango turned to Inuyasha. "Can we at least take her to a hot spring? Who knows, it might help dull the pain."
Inuyasha nodded. "I don't think she can walk on her own though."
"I'll hold her up. Come on Kagome." Sango kneeled down and helped Kagome to her feet. "We'll be back in an hour."
"Okay."
"Wait Sango." Kagome said weakly and turned toward Inuyasha. "Thank you."
With that, the girls walked off toward the hot springs.
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A/N: KONNICHIWA!!!!!!!! Okay minna-san, you must now review and tell me how you liked this chapter! I might take a while to write the next chapter so if you have any ideas that you think I might like, send them in!! I love hearing from people!!!!!
Ja ne,
~Inuyasha+Kagome
~Inuyasha+Kagome
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Chapter 6 Short Rest part II
"Sango, are we there yet?" Ayumi asked tiredly as she walked with Miroku, Yuka, and Eri.
"Almost." replied Miroku. "Sango said she was going to take Kirara and see how far we had left."
"Okay." A few minutes later, Sango returned and had some good news. "We only have about five hundred yards left to go. We're almost there. I just hope Kagome's okay. I'm still worried about her."
"I know what you mean." Yuka said. "She didn't look too good earlier."
There was an awkward silence for the remainder of the way there. When they arrived at the cave, they saw Inuyasha holding Kagome, who was wrapped in his haori, with his hands wrapped protectively around her.
Kagome's friends all awed. "That's so cute!" they said. At that, Inuyasha woke up and glared at them.
"Inuyasha, how's Kagome?" Sango asked.
"I'm not sure. She woke up briefly and looked like she was in terrible pain. She went back to sleep shortly after though...."
"We should get those gashes cleaned." Ayumi suggested. "Did the bleeding ever stop?"
"Yeah. It stopped a few minutes ago." Inuyasha stated.
"Okay. Well, I brought all of her stuff with us. I don't know how she carries this thing. It's really heavy." Sango said. "Oh.............um...............Miroku, Inuyasha, you need to leave for a while.........."
"Why?!" Inuyasha asked angrily.
"Because we need to take off some of Kagome's clothing in order to treat her."
"Why can't we stay?" Miroku put on a hurt face.
"Let's go Miroku." Inuyasha grabbed Miroku and dragged him out of the cave. "Let us know when we can come back in."
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Sango carefully removed Kagome's shirt and skirt so that she could see the extent of her injuries. The gash in her side was at least five inches long and three inches deep. The cut on her arm wasn't as bad. "I guess Inuyasha was right. I would be in pain too if I had a gash that big on me." Sango thought to herself as she cleaned Kagome's wounds.
About fifteen minutes later, Sango came out of the cave to look for Inuyasha. Kagome could no longer wear her uniform as it was soaked in blood and she needed something to wear. Sango found Inuyasha sitting on a rock looking up at the sky.
"Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha turned his gaze to Sango. "What?"
"Can Kagome wear your haori? She has nothing else to wear."
"Sure. How is she?"
"She'll be fine. As soon as she wakes up I think we should try finding that shard that she detected."
"No."
"Huh?"
"I said no. We're not going ANYWHERE until she feels well enough. The last time she was awake, she was in pain. I hate it when she's hurt. The more rest she gets the better."
"Are you sure?"
Inuyasha nodded and turned his head away from Sango.
"Inuyasha.........you must really care for Kagome. Otherwise you would tell us that we were gonna leave now."
"Can we come back in now?" asked an annoyed Inuyasha.
"Yeah. Go ahead."
Inuyasha walked back into the cave and sat against the wall once again. Miroku and Sango walked in a few minutes later and went to sleep immediately, leaving Inuyasha alone with a sleeping Kagome.
Making sure that everyone was asleep, he silently stood up and walked to Kagome's side. She looked a little better than before. There was more color in her face and she was sleeping peacefully. Inuyasha picked her up carefully and walked back to where he had been sitting before, taking an extra blanket with him. After all, it was pretty cold outside.
Laying Kagome in his lap, he wrapped her up in the extra blanket and held her close. "Kagome....please wake up soon....." With that, he fell asleep.
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Kagome began to stir and slowly opened her eyes. She was still sore, but at least now she felt slightly rested. When she looked over, she saw she was in Inuyasha's arms and started blushing, but she saw how peaceful he looked and just smiled and laid her head on his chest. "Why is Inuyasha being so nice to me? Oh yeah.........."
~*~*~FLASH BACK~*~*~
"Are you ever going to admit your feelings to Kagome?" "I don't know. Why?" "Because I heard her and Sango talking-" "Were you spying on them again?!" Miroku held his hands up in defense. "No. I just overheard them a while ago. Sango was telling Kagome to tell you how she felt. I don't know exactly what they were talking about but Sango did say that Kagome needed to be more open with her feelings........" He trailed of, waiting to hear Inuyasha's reaction. "So. I will tell her when I feel the time is right. I would rather tell her without her friends here because they'll make a big deal of it. They're too energetic." "I guess you're right. But remember this: don't take too long. If you do, you may lose your chance." And with that, Miroku went back to the hut.
~*~*~END FLASH BACK~*~*~
"I overheard them that night......when they thought I was asleep.......I wonder what they meant? I know I should tell him.......I WANT to tell him.....I really do. It's just that........what if he doesn't feel the same way?" Kagome looked up at the sleeping hanyou. "I just don't want to tell him if he doesn't feel the same way. I would hurt......a lot........." With that, Kagome fell asleep once again.
The next morning, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi were the first ones up. When they saw Inuyasha and Kagome, they slowly moved over to Sango and woke her up.
"Hey Sango," Yuka said, "wake up! Look over at Inuyasha and Kagome!"
Sango sat up and looked in the direction that Yuka was pointing. When she saw Inuyasha holding Kagome, she smiled. "They really do make a great couple. I hope they tell each other soon."
"How long has it been? How long have you known that they were in love?" Eri asked curiously.
"I've known since the day I met them. They were just too stubborn to admit it. It's rather funny, don't you think?"
Eri laughed. "It is funny. And to think that we thought Kagome liked Hojo. I guess not." "Who's Hojo?"
"He's a guy in our school. He likes Kagome, a lot, and keeps asking her out. I don't know why we forced her to go out with him when she clearly didn't want to."
"Why did you then?"
"Because she told us about some guy, that we now know is Inuyasha, who was always a jerk and rude so we made her go out with Hojo. We thought she would forget about the other person. I guess we were wrong."
"Yeah. You were wrong all right. I've started to see it more and more. Kagome gets this look in her eyes when ever she looks at Inuyasha. She looks like she's about to tell him, but decides not too."
"Why?" Ayumi asked.
"Because she thinks he still loves Kikyo."
"Who's Kikyo?"
"Inuyasha's first love. She died after pinning Inuyasha to a tree. When she was brought back, he would often go and find her to try and talk to her. He once agreed to go to hell with her. I know he didn't want to, but I think he thought that was best. He thought that until it broke Kagome's heart." Sango replied bitterly.
"Why? Why go through so much trouble though? I mean, if he really does love Kagome, why doesn't he just tell her?"
"Because, from what I understand, in the beginning, they hated each other. I think he was too stubborn to admit that it was because he had feelings for her."
"Oh."
Inuyasha started to wake up and the girls fell silent. "What are you gawking at?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing." they said in unison and turned away.
Inuyasha just sat there, dumbfounded, until he felt Kagome stirring.
"Hnnmm....." As she opended her eyes, she tried to sit up, but instantly regretted it. She felt a sharp pain in her side and yelped in pain.
Knowing that she couldn't sit up on her own, Inuyasha gently sat her up in a sitting position, holding her steady so that she wouldn't fall. "Thank you...." she whispered.
"Are you okay?"
Kagome nodded. "I'm fine....." she tried to stand up, "OUCH! OW OW OW!" she yelled and fell to the ground in pain.
Sango, Yuka, Ayumi, and Eri ran to help her. "Kagome! Are you okay?!" Eri said.
Inuyasha picked her up again and put her in her sleeping bag. "You shouldn't be up yet. You're still weak."
"I'm fine!"
"No you're not." Sango agreed with Inuyasha. "Kagome, you're hurt pretty bad. You should just get as much rest as you can."
"But I just wanna take a bath!"
Sango turned to Inuyasha. "Can we at least take her to a hot spring? Who knows, it might help dull the pain."
Inuyasha nodded. "I don't think she can walk on her own though."
"I'll hold her up. Come on Kagome." Sango kneeled down and helped Kagome to her feet. "We'll be back in an hour."
"Okay."
"Wait Sango." Kagome said weakly and turned toward Inuyasha. "Thank you."
With that, the girls walked off toward the hot springs.
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A/N: KONNICHIWA!!!!!!!! Okay minna-san, you must now review and tell me how you liked this chapter! I might take a while to write the next chapter so if you have any ideas that you think I might like, send them in!! I love hearing from people!!!!!
Ja ne,
~Inuyasha+Kagome