Chapter Two: Shake a leg!
The next morning was hectic for Kagome. She'd avoided Inuyasha and went to the bathroom to check on her bandage. After rolling up her shirt and tucking it under her arms, she reached down to remove the bandage on her stomach. Her breath hitched when she saw the skin beneath it and she had to once again fight off tears. Steadying herself, she turned on the tap and used the antibacterial soap to clean her skin. Then she patted it dry with a clean washcloth and gently put a special ointment on it. Then she wrapped the bandage in toilet paper and threw it in the trash, so no one would see a bloody bandage and wonder where it came from.
"Shake a leg, Wench!" Inuyasha yelled up the stairs to her, making her sorry she'd taught him that particular phrase (not that it would've stopped him from yelling for her to "HURRY UP!").
"Coming!" she shrieked back, lowering her shirt over her stomach. She washed her hands and then went back to her room and got a long sweater in case her short school shirt went up any. She didn't want anyone catching a peek at the now-uncovered skin there. She packed a few new things in the pack and shouldered the monstrous thing, trying to ignore the way it stretched the skin on her stomach, and started heading down the stairs. She was grateful when Inuyasha took the bag from her. "Bye, Mama!" she called as they hurried out the door. Her mother appeared in time to wave goodbye.
But even once she was safely away from her mother 500 years in the past, there was still Inuyasha to worry about. She blinked back tears when he grabbed her loosely around her waist and lifted her out, his arm pressing into her wound. But she couldn't stop the gasp of pain that accompanied it. He let her go once they were on the ground. "Are you okay?" he asked, eyes concerned. She forced a smile and reached up to touch one of his ears, which had been lowering into his hair. He flicked the ear away once, but let her touch it the second time. "I'm fine," she replied, giggling to herself as she felt his silky ear slide between her fingers . "Let's go!" she said more brightly than she thought she'd be able to.
"Keh," he replied and followed her into the village.
A/N: Sorry for the shortness. But I didn't want to continue yet, at least I uploaded two chapters. Besides, I couldn't resist that chapter title and if I'd combined it I would've had to change it.