Chapter Six : Unexplained Bruises
The next day after Kagome had a small birthday lunch with her family and opened they're gifts, she packed her belongings with all of her new outfits Yuka, Eri, and Yumi bought for her, along with some that mom and souta bought her as well...
"Are you certain you should return so soon?!" Grandpa asked worriedly, "You got pretty banged up when you fell down the stairs last night... "
"Yeah... " Kagome gasped tiredly, "I have to get back... Inuyasha and everyone will be mad at me if I don't come back soon... "
"Alright dear... Just be careful OK?!" Mrs. Higurashi said to her daughter worriedly, "You aren't quite yourself... "
"I'll be OK... See you in three weeks... " Kagome said waving goodbye.
Before anyone could protest, she was at the well house and down the well in about 20 minutes... Kagome had had to think of a way to hide her bruises so she got some foundation from her makeup case and applied a generous amount over her face and neck...
ONE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WELL...
"Maybe you should go after her inuyasha... " Miroku said worriedly, "Kagome has been gone a bit longer than she was supposed to... "
Inuyasha, quite concerned about his friend being late, immediately went to the well with his friends close behind him... Kagome gasped for breath when she came through the well, she was so exhausted for some reason, she just wanted to sleep...
"inuyasha and the others can wait a bit longer... I'm just gonna rest for a bit... " Kagome gasped to herself tiredly...
Before Kagome realized it, she had once again sank into a numbing sleep... She had on her jade green jumpsuit with her wolf tank top on... About 20 minutes later, Kagome just barely heard voices in the distance...
"I'm gonna go get Kagome, OK guys? I'll be back soon... " inuyasha said as he jumped through the well...
But... Nothing happened... There was no blue light to take him to Kagome's time...
"Inuyasha?!" Sango called, "What's wrong?!"
"The well stopped working! " inuyasha snarled angrily, "It won't let me through!"
Inuyasha looked around angrily, not understanding why he couldn't get to Kagome's time, when he noticed Kagome's worn out overstuffed backpack laying in the corner of the well... Then he noticed Kagome laying on the ground with big green bag strapped to her back...
" Kagome?" inuyasha whispered gently tapping her...
Inuyasha went to move her and her body flopped limply in his arms...
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled frantically, "Kagome! Wake up!"
"What's wrong inuyasha?! " Miroku yelled, "What's going on?!"
"I found Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled frantically, "Something's wrong with her! I'm bringing her and her bags up with me!"
Inuyasha scailed the well in seconds and leapt out with a very limp Kagome in his arms...
"Quickly!" Sango said worriedly, "Inuyasha! Take her to Kiade!"
Inuyasha and his friends raced to kiades village with the unconscious Kagome, hoping the elderly priestess could help they're dear friend... When they got to Keade's will, the elderly woman was visibly upset by Kagome's condition and ushered everyone in to her house...
"Do ye know what ails her inuyasha? " Keade asked worriedly.
"We don't know... She was like that when I found her in the well... " Inuyasha said worriedly, "Do you know lady Keade?"
"Sango, bring me that vile of smelling salts, please child?" keade asked kindly...
Sango carefully took the glass vile of smelling salts to keade and handed it to her... Kaede opened the vile and passed it under Kagome's nose several times... Kagome didn't even move...
"I don't understand... " Kaede said worriedly, "This should have awoken her... "
"Ko... Koga... " Kagome gasped.
"Kagome! "Inuyasha cried releived, "Are you OK?!"
"Inuyasha... " Kagome gasped weakly, "Please, ge... Get Ko... Koga... "
Inuyasha nodded and left without any hesitation... As much as he hated Koga, if Kagome wanted to see him so she could get better... He would do whatever it takes... Inuyasha knew that, shortly after Naraku attacked the wolf demon tribe, Koga went home to protect his friends and he came every so often to check on Kagome...
"Maybe he might know what's wrong with her... " Inuyasha said to himself, "I hope so... "
Inuyasha raced towards Koga's wolf den as fast as he could... About an hour later, inuyasha made it to Koga's den and quickly began making his way up the mountain...
"Halt!" A voice called from above, "This is prince Koga's territory! Leave dog!"
"Look, I ain't in no mood to be ordered around by a pathetic excuse for a wolf cub... I only came because Kagome asked me to find Koga... What ever is wrong with her, she sick and scared... And she's very weak... " Inuyasha said worriedly...
The wolf demon that spoke, Rhiku, disappeared from sight... Inuyasha got to the cliff and stood awaiting Koga to allow him interence into his den... Rhiku came back out a short time later with Ginta and Hakaku...
"Inuyasha!" Ginta cried, "What are you doing here?! "
"Kagome is very I'll... Lady Kaede tried to wake her with smelling salts but it didn't work, Kagome told me that she wanted to see Koga, then she passed out again... " Inuyasha said not even trying to mask his concern...
"Come on... " Hakaku said, "You need to come and talk to Koga... "
Inuyasha nodded and followed them through the waterfall and into Koga's den...
"Inuyasha!" Koga said angrily, " What the hell are you doing here?! "
"I didn't come here to fight Koga... " Inuyasha stated calmly, "Kagome is very weak and very I'll... She can barely move and no one knows what is wrong with her... I came here because she wanted to see you... "
"Kagome is sick?!" Koga gasped.
"Yeah... I... I think she may have been poisoned... I can't say for sure though because... " inuyasha started.
"Because only a full fledged demon would be able to detect it... " Koga finished...
"Right... " Inuyasha said worriedly, "I found her in the well out cold... "
"Right... " Koga said standing, "Thanks for telling me inuyasha... "
Inuyasha nodded and they took off with Ginta and Hakaku close behind them... When they got back to Keade's a short time later, they could hear Kagome screaming and burst into the guy!
"What's going on?!" Inuyasha asked worriedly.
Kagome was huddled in a corner in just her pants, some very deep cuts and dark blackish purple bruises on her breasts and stomach...
""Where.. Where did all those cuts and bruises come from?!" Inuyasha snarled, " Kagome?!"
Kagome began crying and laid down on the floor of the hut, whimpering softly...
Dispite her current state of undress, Koga went her and gently embraced her...
"Kagome?" Koga asked worriedly, "Tell me what happened my love... "
"I... " Kagome whispered, "I fell down the stairs at my house... "
Koga gently dressed her wounds and put her top back on, he then continued to hold her in his arms... Kagome took a few deep ragged breaths and looked up into his gorgeous blue eyes...
"Thank you so much for saving me... " Kagome gasped smiling weakly...
"I'm going to wash your face and neck with some cool water, is that OK with you Kagome? " Koga asked...
"Yeah... " Kagome sighed tiredly.
Sango brought Koga a cloth and a bowl of clean water and she and the others waited worriedly as Koga gently washed Kagome... Suddenly, everyone gasped as bit by bit, a deep purple bruise appeared around her left eye and around her neck...
"Kagome... " Koga chocked, "Where did you get these bruises... What the hell happened to you?!"
END CHAPTER...
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