InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Betrayal, Not Pretty: 2nd Edition ❯ Someone Needs Healing ( Chapter 1 )

New A/N: Hey you guys. I want to thank Menolly Harper for being my beta on the first few chapters of my original version of Betrayal, Not Pretty. I also want to give a shout out to Music and things for answering my update first. *kisses*

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.

If I did, Final Act would've EXCLUDED Ayame. -________-

Betrayal, Not Pretty by KitaTsuki formerly Kogasgirl142

Kagome laid panting heavily on the cold, hard ground. She could see the puffs of air escape her as she tried to catch her breath. This training was starting to annoy her. “This…is such…bullshit.”

Kagome rolled over quickly as a large battle axe came swinging down fiercely. A tall woman grinned at her. “Kagome dear, I thought we thoroughly established I wouldn't hear such language.” Kagome's eyebrow twitched as she got up off the ground.

`I have a certain dog-eared idiot to thank for that.' She quickly brushed the cold snow off of her. “Yes, Ophiuchus.” Kagome sighed and rolled her eyes. Suddenly the axe came swinging horizontally as Kagome did two handsprings forward.

“You still don't learn.” Ophiuchus laughed. “You can't hide anything from me, my dear.” Kagome turned around and frowned. “I don't see what's so damn funny! We're stuck in the middle of nowhere in this god-forsaken frozen WASTELAND! AH!”

She did a barrel roll to the right. Kagome got up seething. “Now LOOK! We've been out here for almost a year and you still haven't taught me anything! I want to go home! I miss my friends and my family!” She collapsed to her knees breathing heavily.

With the air being so thin out here, it was a wonder she could breathe at all. Kagome on her hands and knees contemplated about “her master” and the past several months. Ophichus had this otherworldly air about her that Kagome could never understand.

Her long ice white hair, made her seem standoffish. Of course her thoughts contradicted her when Ophichus laughed at her once again. “Dear. You won't get home any faster kneeling on the ground. Now…DEFEND YOURSELF!”

At once, Kagome looked up as Ophiuchus came charging toward her with the axe encrusted with ice. Kagome didn't have time to dodge and was alarmed as she didn't find the energy or will to move.

Ophiuchus smirked as she got close enough to strike but her face fell. Kagome screamed and a powerful blinding pink light emitted from her chest straight at her. Ophiuchus' body transformed into a wall of ice as the powerful beam blasted though it.

Kagome fainted but not without thinking, `No…Ophiuchus….'

Kagome woke up hours later. Her throat felt horrible. She tried to talk. “Eh..” She gave up. So she tried to move an arm. A leg. Nothing. Kagome laid in distress. She stared at the ceiling thinking about just how she ended up in this mess….

Several Months Ago…

`Ow! I gotta remember to wear shin guards…or pants…or something.' Kagome climbed out of the well with her bag slowly. She sat down beside it and clutched her knee. She sighed. 'This is going to start trouble if I don't fix this fast.'

She reached over to look for some ointment in her yellow bag when she hissed. 'Jeez! This really hurts.' Kagome slumped over in surrender. 'This is just great. My knee shouldn't even hurt this much. All I did was scrape it.'

A gentle breeze blew by as Kagome sat in frustration. She breathed in and out slowly. 'Let's try this again.' She reached over slowly as she felt all the pins and needles digging into her knee. She whimpered as she dug around in her bag and finally clutched the tube.

'Found it!' She rubbed some of it on to her knee and sighed in sweet relief. 'That's better. Thank Kami-sama for ointment. Now for some bandages.' Kagome lightly wrapped her knee up with a bandage and slowly got up to walk toward the village.

As she approached the village, she saw Kaede talking to a villager. She walked up to them with a smile on her face. “Hello Kaede. How are you?” The villager quickly bowed deeply and said “Miko-sama. Welcome back to our humble village.”

Kagome smiled nervously. “Eh-heh. Please rise. I don't deserve such respect.” She helped the villager up. “Oh, but ye do child. Ye deserve much for what ye have done for this village.” Kaede smiled. “Thank you, Kaede.” Kagome said shyly.

“As for ye question, I am doing quite well. We've overcome yet another drought and nay a demon in sight.” “That's wonderful. Um, do you have some bandages? I kind of messed up my knee a little, earlier.” “Yes, follow me to my hut.”

Kagome and Kaede walked past the fields and into the hut. Shippo was already inside. “Kagomeeeee!” He jumped onto her. Kagome laughed. “Haha. Hi Shippo! I brought you some crayons to draw with.” “Cray-owns?” Shippo's face was full of confusion.

Kagome set him down and chuckled softly. “Don't worry. I'll explain after I get my knee all better.” Shippo sniffed around her leg. “What happened to your knee?” Kagome sat down while Kaede retrieved the bandages.

“Oh, I just scraped it against the well. No problem” She smiled. Shippo watched as Kaede was about to put her herbal remedy onto Kagome's knee. “Oh Kaede, you don't have to add anything. I already put some ointment from my time on my knee.”

“Very well.” Kaede said. She wrapped the white bandages around Kagome's scrapes. “Oh yea, where is Inuyasha?” Kagome asked. Kaede sighed. “He went to his forest. I do not know why.”

`I know.' Shippo thought. “Oh okay. I'll just go check on how he's doing. He's probably wondering where I am.” Kagome said with an exasperated look on her face. “I'll come back later guys.” “No, Kagome don't go!” Shippo said frowning.

“Don't worry Shippo. I'll try not to kill him on the way back.” She said, sticking her tongue out. “Okay.” He looked at her with a sad smile. Kagome left the hut with her bows and arrows in the direction of Inuyasha's Forest.