Sango

"What?" said my father.

"I said I'll do it! Please, father! Saburo-nii taught me how to do it last summer! Please let me help!"

"Absolutely not!" said my father.

"But why not?" I asked.

"Because you're too young! You say that Saburo taught you how to treat wounds like that, but the truth is, you've never had a chance to actually do it, am I right?"

"Yes…" I said quietly.

"And what would you do if you hurt the child more than she already is? Our best bet is to wait until someone experienced returns."

"But father!" I said. "She'll have died by then! Please, won't you let me go? Her father said that she's only 15! That's the same age as me! What would you do if I were the one in her place?"

He frowned but didn't say anything, he couldn't say anything.

"Please…" I heard Takehiko say again, and I turned to look at him.

Suddenly, my eyes widened at the same time that many cries were heard from the Inu Youkai. Takehiko was kneeling on the ground before my father.

"Takehiko-sama! You mustn't!" said one of his men, trying to get his leader to stand up, but he shook his hand away.

After a moment of hesitation, all the other Inu Youkai followed their leader's example.

"Please," said Takehiko, with his nose nearly touching the floor. "It doesn't matter that your daughter doesn't have any training. As long as there's hope that my daughter will live, I will accept any help you have. I promise, no harm shall come to the child."

My father, who had been speechless until now, finally said, "Fine. Sango, you may go with them."

I nodded curtly, then turned ran to go get the things I would need.

In ten minutes, I was on Takehiko's back (he was in his demon form, of course) and on my way to the village of the Inu Youkai, accompanied by a small group from my village.

Shippo

I sat beside the unconscious girl that Inuyasha had called Kagome.

From the way Inuyasha had acted, I could tell that she was very important. I could tell from her beautiful face, contorted as it was with pain, that she was extremely kind.

Looking around the room, I saw there were a great many beautiful men and women, all looking stressed out and worried.

Kagome's mother, whom I was sitting beside, was sobbing quietly (and she wasn't the only one).

I had been here with my older brother and Inuyasha many times before, but never had I seen so many gathered in one room together. Inu Youkai were the kind that often spent their time out of doors, leaping through the sky.

I put a hand on Kaiya's arm and she looked down at me.

"D-don't cry, Kaiya-baa-san," I said, feeling tears pool in my eyes.

Before she could reply, there was a commotion outside, and within moments, a demon slayer girl came rushing into the room.

Scared, I jumped into Kaiya's arms.

Everyone looked at the newcomer and I heard someone say, "That's Sango, isn't it? The daughter of the chief of the demon slayer village? What could she be doing here?"

Ignoring the whispers and stares, the aforementioned demon slayer, Sango, turned to Kaiya and bowed low, saying, "Please do not worry, Kaiya-sama. I've come to help your daughter."

Kaiya nodded, seeming hopeful. "Thank you, Sango-san."

Sango

As I started getting ready to treat the wound, my gaze kept getting drawn back to my patient's face.

She was extraordinarily beautiful, even compared to others of her kind. Her long silver hair was smooth and silky and her skin a milky white. She seemed delicate, and I'm sure that her eyes, like her father's and others of her kind, were a pretty golden colour…eyes that might never open again if I failed.

Setting my mind to the task at hand, I took out a small piece of silk that I had brought along and soaked it in a watery mixture that smelled of herbs. The mixture had taken a long time to make. I had had to be very careful as the slightest miscalculation could turn this soothing antidote into another deadly poison.

As I dabbed the cloth to her wounds, the girl flinched a little, her face becoming pained, but remained otherwise motionless.

As I dabbed, I noticed that slowly, slowly, I could see the tissue of her skind beginning to grow over and reconnect itself. By the time I had finished cleansing the whole wound, it was well on its way to healing, but I knew I couldn't rest yet.

Grabbing a jar filled with a clear liquid, I spilt it on her wound and she let out a strangled scream. Immediately, the re-mending of the tissue stopped.

Before I could do anything, I was pinned to the ground by six swords as the Inu youkai in the room so=tood above me, grimacing fiercely.

"Is your goal to kill our princess?" asked one of them, but I couldn't reply.

"Let her go," came Kaiya's voice and all turned to look at her.

"But why, Kaiya-sama? She has injured Kagome-sama!"

"I didn't injure her!" I spat out. "It's a part of the healing process. Even though her wound was already mending itself, there was still some of the oil trapped in it. If it had been allowed to stay trapped in there was her skin continued to form a barrier around it, it could have later caused serious problems to Kagome-sama's health! The liquid I poured over her was to burn away the last of the bacteria! Take a look! She has already started healing again!"

Kagome

After what seemed like such a long sleep, my eyes fluttered open and I saw many concerned faces looking at me. As soon as I opened my eyes, they all became relieved and my mother hugged me lightly, crying on my shoulder.

"Oh, my daughter, I was so worried you would never wake up!"

I smiled serenely as I pat her gently on the back to make her stop crying.

"It's okay, mother," I said with a smile. "I'm absolutely fine now!"

My mother pulled away a little and smiled. "Yes, I can see that."

"Kagome!" I then heard someone call my name.

Looking towards the doorway to the room I was in, I saw a familiar man standing there.

A bright smile lighting up my face, I said, "Daddy!" and threw myself at him, wrapping him in a tight hug.

SkyGem: And that's this chapter done! Please do review and tell me what you thought, ne? I will try to update asap! Bye for now!