Sorry everyone! I took a long time to update this story! I just got really lazy all of a sudden... now all I have to do is update my other story and all of my lazyness will be gone - erm, I hope.

Read and enjoy

Riku had turned around just in time to see Sora collapse.

"Sora!" He yelled rushing towards his friend. That drew both Donald and Goofy's attention, and they too ran to Sora while avoiding the debris from the battle. Goofy knelt down and propped Sora's limp body up.

"What's wrong with him?" Riku asked. Donald examined his wound then felt his forehead. Unexpectedly, he drew his hand back and exclaimed,

"He's burning up!"

"I'll carry him" Goofy offered, preparing to pick him up. However, Riku stopped him and said,

"No, let me." As Riku took Sora from his hold, Goofy thought to himself, 'If Sora had a brother, it would be Riku. Hyuck! Jus' watchin' them makes me wish I had a brother.'

Inu-yasha had finally come back from trying to pick up Naraku's trail, muttering venomously,

"That bastard! He won't be so lucky next time!" He walked to where Sango and Miroku were talking to Kagome, who, other than her broken arm, seemed fine.

"Kagome, we'll have to splint your arm before we take you anywhere." Sango was saying. Donald walked over to them and asked,

"Do any of you guys have medicine to treat a fever?"

"Fever?" Miroku asked. Donald pointed at Sora who was now resting on Riku's back.

"I have something for fevers," Kagome said brightly, then her face dropped, "But it's back at the village."

There was a moment of silence as everyone assessed their situation.

"Why doesn't Kilala make two trips?" Shippo suggested, looking toward the large two-tailed cat.

"Well...It depends on whether or not Kilala is up to it." Sango said looking to her companion for an answer. The giant cat yowled in agreement.

"Now that that's all settled," Miroku said in a rather business-like tone, "who's going to go first?"

Before anyone could say anything, Kagome declared decisively,

"Sora should go first. After all, thanks to him I'm not in any pain."

"Fair enough." Miroku nodded.

Riku settled both himself and Sora on Kilala's back while Donald and Goofy received instructions from Kagome on how to treat Sora's fever with her supplies. Then they came over to Kilala and attempted to get on. Goofy managed to fit, but Donald kept falling off. After his fourth fall, Kagome walked towards him and said,

"I don't think you'll be able to fit, Donald."

"Nonsense!" He said while trying to stop himself from falling a fifth time, "I fit just fine." Kagome sighed and called,

"Inu-yasha!"

The half-demon looked up from his conversation with Miroku and was silent for a moment as he took in the situation.

"No way! I am NOT carrying that annoying, pompous duck!" He exclaimed stubbornly.

"But he doesn't fit on Kilala and it's our fault that they got involved!"

"What?! Since when is it our fault?! They're the ones who insisted on going with us!"

As they continued to argued back and forth Riku thought, 'Geez, they fight like an old married couple.'

"Fine! If you don't want to, then I guess I'll go find Koga and ask HIM to carry Donald!" Kagome's last remark seemed to do the trick and Inu-yasha said grudgingly,

"Fine, I'll carry him." The half-demon walked towards Donald, unceremoniously picked him up, put the protesting wizard on his back grumbled, "Hold on." then began to run. So finally, after their little delay, they were off.

They arrived at a small village and Inu-yasha directed them to a hut where Kagome's bag waited. Riku got off Kilala gingerly, letting the feeling return to his numb legs. Next, he hoisted Sora onto his back while Goofy lifted the screen that served as a door to allow Riku in.

Inu-yasha jumped onto Kilala's back and left to pick up the others while Goofy found some blankets to lay Sora down on. The movement seemed to rouse him a bit and he suddenly became alert.

"Is Kagome alright?" he asked drowsily.

"Yes, she's fine. Don't worry about it - just get some rest." Riku said comfortingly. Reassured, Sora fell back into his slumber.

Following Kagome's instructions, they dug the medicine kit out of her bag. Goofy went out to fetch some water while Donald tended to Sora's fever and Riku cleansed and dressed the wound on his arm. As Goofy placed a wet towel over Sora's forehead, Donald commented,

"His wound must have gotten infected - but we're lucky. This illness is still in its early stages."

Waiting for the return of the others, they sat in silence, broken only by Sora's occasional incoherent mumblings.

Sora: This chapter was boooring!

Me: Well, just cuz you only had one line.

Sora: No, it was boring.

Me: No it...::rereads the chapter:: you're right. It is boring.

Jimminy Cricket: This story lacks fizzaz! What it needs is me!

Sora & me: No.

Sora: Where is Jimminy, anyway?

Me: Umm...he was knocked unconcious when the ship landed.

Sora: And he's still sleeping?!

Jimminy: Well, I'm having a good dream about tennis balls and peach scented candles...