Ch. 15

Inuyasha cringes at Khan's last words. –Oh shit.- He takes off for the safety of the woods.

"OH NO YOU DON'T! GET BACK HERE HALF BREED!" Khan crashes through the brush behind him.

-Damn it! I've really done it this time!-

(Back the castle)

Sesshomaru carries a bloody Kagome to the healers' wing. "Don't leave me." He pleads. "You can't leave me."

"… Sesshy…"

"You can't die on me. I won't let you." He moves faster down the hallways, a dark trail of blood littering the ground behind them. Kagome starts to shake violently because of all the blood she's lost. Sesshomaru holds her closer as she starts to cry because of all the pain. "Shh… everything will be ok." –I WANT ALL THE HEALERS HERE NOW!- He telepathically yells out to everyone in the castle. He gently lays Kagome on a bed in the healers' wing. Several demons show up immediately. They take charge of their Lady as Sesshy leaves the room. As soon as he's out of the room he turns into a giant dog and goes on a rampage, smashing everything in his way. He runs faster when he reaches the gates, jumping them in one swift bound. –KHAN!-

-Yes my Lord? I'm busy.-

-GET BACK TO THE CASTLE!-

-But…-

-NOW!-

-Oh alright!-

-KAGOME NEEDS YOU!-

-I'm going!-

-WHERE IS HE?-

-The village where the well once stood, what's left of the village anyway.-

-HE IS MINE TO KILL!-

-Aw man. Just because she's your mate you get to have all the fun.-

-CASTLE! NOW!-

-I'M GOING SESSHOMARU! Geez!-

-DO NOT LET HER DIE!-

-Duh.-

( Village)

"You have fortunately been relieved of my presence. But now you deal with your brother." Khan glares down at a badly beaten and bloody hanyou. "I am dishonored to have a godchild such as you." He turns into a giant wolf and takes off for the castle.

Sesshy arrives soon after and picks Inuyasha up by the neck. "THEE DARES HARM MY MATE SO? THOU ART SUICIDAL! ART THOU STUPID? IF THEE EVER LOVED HER EVEN A SHRED THOU SHALT NOT HAVE DONE THAT!" Poison seeps into the air around them, cutting off a source of oxygen for Inuyasha. "LET'S SEE HOW MUCH POISON YOU CAN INHALE BEFORE I KILL YOU!"

(Back the castle)

"This is definitely not going well." Khan paces back and forth outside the door to the room Kagome's in. "This is not good at all."

"Maybe if you tell me what's going on I can help." Says Oliver, he is sitting in a chair on the side of the door.

"THIS IS NOT GOOD!" Khan suddenly picks him up by the collar and slams him against the wall without warning. "LADY KAGOME IS DYING IN THERE DAMN IT!"

"Khan, in an important situation such as this you must remain calm."

"I AM CALM DAMN YOU!"

"You are far from calm at the moment. Now put me down and stop pacing."

"WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO GET HURT? WHY CAN'T IT BE SOMEONE I HAE LIKE LOKI?"

"Nobody can answer questions like those, no matter how much we wish it so. Now please calm down. I do not like having to see you like this." Oliver pries Khan's shaking hands off him and gives Khan a hug, holding onto him. Khan starts to cry.

"It's not fair Oliver. It's just not fair. She's so kind-hearted, why must she suffer so? First Ryu, then Loki, later Naraku and now Inuyasha. Why is everybody trying to kill Kagome? She loves Sesshomaru so much that she risked her life to save him. She cares for Rin so much that she throws herself in harms way and the first thing she asks later is if the little girl is ok. The only time she's ever been selfish is when her and Loki had that fight. Naraku took her… I should've been there damn it! She's the best Lady we could have ever asked for and now she's dying! I HATE this! I HATE it!"

"It's ok –"

"NO IT'S NOT DAMN IT!"

"Do you feel better?"

"…yes." Khan backs away and tries to make it look like nothing happened.

"Then it is ok. Now that you've had your tantrum we can go inside and talk to Kagome." Oliver opens the door and they walk in to see a not so pretty sight. Kagome is laying on the bed, almost completely mummified. Her hair isn't wrapped and there is nothing covering her eyes and mouth. She's covered in patches of blood where wounds were inflicted. There is one healer left in the room who is covering Kagome with a blanket. Oliver goes to speak with the healer while Khan just stands there and stares at Kagome. Oliver walks back over to Khan, grabs his arm and drags him over to stand by Kagome. "If you talk to her then she can hear you. The healers have been trying to heal her and she has been trying to heal herself. But her wounds keep trying to reopen. The healers have exhausted their powers, and she is still trying to fight on. They said she is very scared and needs us to be here. She needs you to talk to her. I'm going to get the South's healers, I'll be back tomorrow." He leaves the room.

Khan pulls up a chair and sits next to Kagome. "I'm so sorry my Lady. I should've been there."

-Khan… please…- She sounds faint and very weak.

"My Lady." He looks up at her. "You should be resting."

-I'm… scared… that… if I… rest… I… won't… wake…-

"You cannot leave us. Sesshomaru loves you so much and everybody here like you. If we lost you Rin would be devastated."

-But… I'm the… reason… why… we're… attacked…-

"Ryu would've died eventually and I'd love to kill Loki anyways."

-Inuyasha…-

"My godchild is the stupidest hanyou to ever exist in this era. He is no loss to me. I'm sorry he broke you though."

-… not… you're… fault… you… didn't… know…-

"You should stop trying to talk to me, Lady Kagome. You need the strength you have to heal. Sesshomaru will burn everything to the ground if we lose you."

-… so… would… you…-

"Well, naturally yes. I'd personally burn down the Eastern castle; if Loki ends up getting trapped inside, bonus." There is silence for a few minutes. "Promise me that you won't let the darkness take you from us? You're like a sister to me, you can't leave. I'd be very unhappy if you left." He gets up to leave. "Promise? Please promise me?"

-…promise…-

"Thank you my Lady. Now rest, we will see what we can do for you again tomorrow." He walks over to the door. "Good night, my Lady." He leaves the room.

(The next day)

Khan is woken by the sound of someone walking down the hallway. He couldn't get to sleep in his room so he camped out just outside the door to the room Kagome's in. He looks up to see Sesshomaru, hands covered with blood, eyes a demonic red. "Have fun while you were out my Lord?"

"Is she…?" He doesn't finish his sentence.

"She's still here… I can't say if she'll stay."

"…"

"I suggest you wash your hands before you go in there."

"Fine." Sesshy walks off and comes back a few minutes later. "Better?"

"Yes. I also suggest that you talk to her. She'll get scared if you don't, she can hear you."

"Hn." Sesshy goes into the room, shutting the door behind him and pulls up a chair so he can sit next to Kagome. "I'm so sorry, Kagome…" He picks up her hand and holds it in both of his. "I shouldn't have left your side yesterday afternoon."

-…not… your… fault…-

His eyes lose their demonic red coloring and return to normal. "Kagome… I'm sorry this happened to you." His eyes soften, deep emotion swirling within them. "I'm so sorry love! Just please don't leave! You can't leave me! You just can't! You can't leave me!" He sounds like he's… crying?