Chapter 9 The Warmth
Days passed and the swell in her foot slowly healed. It feels good and bad at the same time.
"Please stop healing…Rin will take care of Kagome." Rin pleaded. Kagome laughed.
"You don't want me to leave?"
"Rin likes Kagome very much…"
A short of sadness stuck her heart. She doesn't wanna leave either.
"Don't worry. We'll still see each other."
Rin moved closer and hugged her tight. Tears fell down from the kid's little eyes.
"Hey, don't cry. Come on let's go play and make this day memorable. What do you think?"
Rin smiled and wiped her tears. They started to walk hand in hand. The little girl looked up at Kagome not only as her savior but also as sister. Kagome feels like the same way.
They played all day and made each other happy. Just before they went back to the place where they camped, Rin saw a beautiful flower beside a river. The kid immediately ran towards the flower and picked it up.
Rin stopped when she heard something from her back. Kagome was also alarmed. She hurriedly went towards Rin and hugged her.
"Wh-Who's there?"
A very fat toad revealed itself.
"Give me your power."
The monster showed its long tongue and wrapped it on Kagome's healing foot. She fell on the ground.
"Kagome!" Rin screamed.
"Run! Now!"
The toad dragged Kagome to him. Luckily, Kagome got a piece of twig and hit the tongue. She was released. Pain from her healing foot stopped her from running. She grabbed some soil and threw it into the monster's eyes when it went close to her. It lost its balance and fell to the river.
"That was close." Kagome sighed.
"Kagome!" Rin shouted again.
Suddenly a long tongue twirled on Kagome's legs. Soon, she was already in the river. She was able to get a piece of stone and hit the monster's tongue. She was set loose again but the water was so rough, being free doesn't help anymore.
The water is so dark; she can't even see the monster that dragged her. She's losing oxygen. She decided to close her eyes and wait for her death.
The water so cold but sudden warmth started to envelope her whole body. She opened her eyes and saw a pair of eyes looking at her. Then she felt air from her mouth. It felt so good.