Authors note: sorry it took so long (still grounded but had to risk this you ya'll) any way here's chapter 9 hope you like it don't forget to review.

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The leopard demon lunged at Nagi. A roar rang out threw the air as something hit the leopard demon.

"Don't you touch her"

It was Taro; he had smelled Nagi's blood and had come to the rescue.

"Shippou!" Nagi cried out "Shippou I knew you would come"

Taro's mouth dropped 'she's delusional' he thought to himself

Taro saw the gash in Nagi's side and he became enraged in furry. No one was aloud to set claw or hand upon his future mate let alone hurt her. Taro turned to the demon.

"How dare you touch the woman I love" Taro roared "I am Taro prince of the wolf demon tribe and you have harmed my mate for that you will pay with your life!"

The demon growled at Taro for he had heard of the great wolf demon clan, and if Taro really with the son of Kouga then his life was in grave danger. The leopard demon charged at Taro.

'I have to end this quick or Taro will surly kill me'

Taro charged back at the demon. The two collided, they bit and they punched and they kicked until they both jumped back. The leopard was out of breath, but Taro was at it again before the demon in what was happing. Taro jumped onto the demon grabbed its big fat head and jumped backwards, ripping its head clean off. Taro smiled as victory was his. Taro ears perked to the sound of Nagi mumbling.

"Thank you….Shippou you saved me…again" she mumbled before fainting.

Taro frowned as he looked at her wound she was still bleeding badly. Taro walked over to her and gently scooped her into his arms.

"you were poisoned…Nagi I'm sorry I didn't get here earlier I'm promise to never let you out of ear shot again….."

'Nagi you thought I was Shippou you were thinking of Shippou the whole time'

He began the walk back to Inuyasha and the others; he looked into the starry sky.

'Shippou though I did not know you personally I'm asking for you to help me save Nagi from her self…she is slowly dieing from a broken heart please help me save her and lend me your strength to protect her from Nuraku'

Chapter 9: a new hero… and forming new love?

Taro ran, at lighting speed, threw the forest. He's parish (hope I spelled that right) in his arms. Nagi was now violently shaking in his arms now, as the poison was still taking affect with in her body. Over and over again Taro could hear her mumble the same thing.

"Shippou you came, I knew you would come…Shippou"

'She thinks I am her dead love… the poison must be affecting her brain or sight or something' Taro thought as he looked at his beloved Nagi, who was shaking as he cradled him in his arms.

Taro stopped when he's ears picked up the sound of running water. Nagi was hot to the touch, so he thought that it might be a good idea to stop for a bit.

' She's burning up I have to cool down her fever and clean her wound' he thought as he walked into the river.

Taro walked until he was waste deep, he then bent down on one knee. Using one hand to hold her head above the water, he used one knee to hold her back. Slowly he ran he's free hand threw Nagi's jet black hair, cleaning off the dried blood clots. he washed away the blood from her wounds and clothing, blushing a little in the process. The blood stuck the clothing and torn skin together, making in impossible to tell skin from clothing. But when the river washed the blood it reviled how much of her clothing was torn away/apart. Taro's whole face was red, pleading in his mind for her not to wake up at that moment and think that he was doing something wrong. Nagi was more….how could he put it? More developed, than her clothing lead to believe. After he cleaned her up, he placed her on the soft grass of the bank of the river.

'I can't let her lay around with half of her top part of her kimono torn in half' he thought looking at her 'hmmm…I know! I'll make her a new out kimono wolf style'.

He smiled and put a bundle of grass on tope of her, just in case there were picking-toms lurking about. He then grabbed his bag and pulled out the cloak he had brought from home and set to work on making some new clothing for Nagi.

(2 hours later)

Nagi had finally regained consciousness. He mind began to race. Where was she? Was she dead? And if she were dead then where was Shippou? Would he not be waiting at the grates where all souls go for her? Was she not in the belly of a demon?

'Where am I?' she thought when she opened her eyes at last and starred at the sky above 'wait didn't I see Shippou? No I couldn't have, he's dead but then who was it who saved me?'

She sat up, she felt the grass fall off. She looked down only to see how exposed she was.

"EEEE!" she screeched covering her self with her arms. Her face a deep red. She looked up to see Taro with his back turned to her, he was chuckling a bit.

'Oh god he didn't...he wouldn't….would he?'

Taro chuckled a little, his back turned to her as he was finishing the final touches to her out fit.

"Your awake that's good" he said

"Did? …. Did you ah…." She questioned as she got even redder

"no" he answered "I wouldn't want my mate thinking I was a pervert when I know some day I'll be able to look at you the way I like with out you feeling embraced"

Something whapped into his head, it hurt. Rubbing he's head he looked to see a not to happy Nagi holding a bunch of rocks. He smiled.

"I put the grass on you so that if any picking-toms came along they couldn't see you either"

Nagi noticed he was working on something in his hands, but what could it be? She had to ask.

"Taro what's that?"

He only turned he's head and smile then went back to working on whatever it was he was working on.

"ask no questions, and I'll tell no lies" was he's only reply

Nagi was a little annoyed but didn't question further. Instead she laid back down and looked at the shy above her. A picture of Shippou smiling flashed before her eyes. Tears formed in her eyes.

"Taro… it was you who saved me….not Shippou…wasn't it? When I thought I saw Shippou coming to my rescue my mind was being curl to me wasn't it?" she said as tears began to fall down her face.

Taro stopped what he was doing. He looked at the ground; he could smell her salty tears.

"it was the poison playing with your mind…when you were near death….when you thought you were going to die you naturally thought of your lost love, you thought you were about to be reunited with him at the gate of souls…when I came busting out of the bushes…the poison made you see what you wanted most"

Nagi smiled as she cried harder but still she kept her voice calm "I knew it was too good to be true I just wanted to believe he was back but I guess I was wrong"

"Don't cry Nagi I'll protect even at the lost of my own life, so that you may avenge your fallen friend"

"Thank you Taro"

The two were silent for quit some time after that. It seemed to taro that Nagi did not wish to talk about it further. Nagi stayed on the ground day dreaming of the night's event wondering why she felt a feeling of compassion for Taro. Her heart was racing, her brain said lunged out and kiss him let him know you are starting to love him. But then her mind would go to Shippou and she would fall into depression so on the ground is where she laid, on the ground is where she wanted to stay.

Taro wanted he's gift to be special, he wanted it to make her happy. Hmm maybe he would get a hug or even a kiss out of this. Yea a kiss would be great.

"DONE!" taro screamed making Nagi jump a little "AT LAST IT TOOK FOREVER BUT IT WAS WORTH IT" he jumped up and down.

"What?" she said in confusion

"well that demon torn your clothing right?"

"yea so"

"SO I made you this" he said turning to her to revel what he had been working on.

It was beautiful; a new kimono, that he had made himself. Nagi looked at it in ah. It was brown and fury the top piece looked like it was suppose to tie around the neck. The bottom piece was just long enough not to show anything, and Taro had also made leggings for it. Nagi took the clothes from Taro and ran behind a tree.

When she came out, it was a perfect fit, her midriff was showing, reveling her slender body, the top and the bottom both showed all of her curves. This made Taro go nuts! Dam and he thought she was hot before when you couldn't tell if she was developed or not, now she looked like a goddess.

Nagi like the new feel of it, she like how it fit and that it was comfy.

Nagi ran at Taro and hugged him. he hugged back.

"thank you Taro I love it"

"no problem" he smiled

She then did something he was not expecting, she leaned up and kissed him. He just about fell over from the warmth of she glories lips.

Authors note: sorry have to go but maybe this will make you want more leave reviews.