InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bring Me to Life ❯ Recovery; Let's Make a Deal? ( Chapter 12 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter 12 : Recovery; Let's Make a Deal?
Time seemed suspended between the two. Sesshoumaru didn't want to let her go, and Kagome had fisted her hands in his kimono as Rin had done earlier that week. He had come to help her, and now he was standing here. Suddenly he felt ashamed of himself. She was bleeding, and needed medical attention now. He gentley picked her up in his arms, and was back inside the castle in a minute. Sen met him just inside the door.
"M'lord." Kagome said in a quiet whisper that caught the attention of both. They looked at down at her and noticed she was looking at the bloody spot he had gotten from carrying her. "I got you all dirty. You should've let me walk." Even now, she was not thinking of herself, and Sesshoumaru could barely stand it. He was frustrated, and Sen knew because she felt the same way. He quickly placed Kagome on her futon, and went to get a servant that could do the sew up the wound. He quickly found one, but when they arrived back in Kagome's room, they could not get within a couple feet of her, before hitting the protective barrier she had formed around herself. It was a magnificent barrier of swirling purification. The barrier was transparent, and the gash in her side could be easily seen, but it was no longer bleeding freely. It was slowly beginning to heal by demon terms, but incredibly fast by human terms. After an hour or so, the barrier fell away completely. The gash had scabbed over, so Sesshoumaru had sent a servant to get bandages, then let Sen bandage Kagome's side, for the dress had to be removed and replaced.
Kagome had been asleep for roughly two days, before she awoke. She glanced around and found her room empty, and her clothes had been changed. She figured Sen had washed and changed her and the futon. She closed her eyes again and relaxed. She felt as tired as she had last time she awoke. Then she suddenly remembered what had happened. They had gone to pick flowers, but there was a demon and she had got injured.. She had fell into Sesshoumaru's arms.. arms.. she had restored his other arm! She moved a bit. Her side felt a bit stiff, but it did not hurt. She quietly got up, and changed into a long kimono. It was forest green with long sleeves and no slits in the legs. The top was a round cut, exposing both shoulders, part of her back and chest, but covered her clevage. It was embroidered with black roses, and had a green choker with a single black rose in the middle. She put it on, brushed her hair, and slipped on a pair of forest green slippers. She opened the sliding door, and walked to Rin's room to check on her. Rin was quite elated to see that Kagome was okay. Kagome checked to make sure Rin was feeling well, gave her a bit more medicine, and asked if she wanted to see if they could go pick some more flowers since their last ones had been forgotten. Rin pondered for a moment. She wasn't sure if she wanted to if Kagome would get hurt again. Kagome smiled and said she would be fine, so the two went to find Sesshoumaru.
They walked through the halls for about ten minutes, before they ran into a frantic Sen. "Lady Kagome! Where have you been? We've been looking all over for you! You weren't in your room and we didn't know if you just disappeared or what!" She let out a long sigh then went into another frantic rant. "Why are you out of bed and running around in the halls! You've lost too much blood, and you've been asleep for two days and haven't ate anything. You should be resting!"
Kagome and Rin stared at Sen for awhile as she went into rant after rant, then Kagome started to chuckle before it evolved into full blown laughter, and Rin couldn't help but join in.
"Hey! What's so funny? I'm trying to scold you, and you two are laughing at me. Lord Sesshoumaru is still looking for you!"
"Yes, I was looking for you." Sesshoumaru had appeared suddenly behind the two.
They both stopped laughing, and Kagome slowly looked up at him with a smile, as if she had just been caught doing something she should not have. "Good day, m'lord. Rin and I were looking for you as well."
"What are you doing out of bed?" He asked in a monotone, yet eerie voice.
Kagome's smile wavered. "When I woke up, I wanted to see if Rin was okay and give her some more medicine. We were coming to see if you would come pick flowers with us."
Sesshoumaru looked at her for a moment, before he replied. "Sen, will you take Rin to pick flowers for a little while?"
Sen nodded and the two headed towards the garden, but Rin kept looking back at the two people she had come to admire.
Sesshoumaru led Kagome back to her room, but once inside she turned to face him.
"You need to rest. You are still injured."
Kagome opened her mouth in protest. "I'm fine, m'lord! My side doesn't even hurt, I don't need--"
But Kagome didn't get to finish her sentence, because Sesshoumaru silenced her by putting a finger to her mouth. "You will tire easily. You must rest. You never think of yourself; you should now."
Kagome was furious. "I'm not tired." She knew that was a lie, but she was not tired from the wound she recieved. "How about if I eat something? I don't want to stay in this room. Please, m'lord.." She trailed off. "Please Sesshoumaru.." She added in a hushed whisper. Her eyes were once again glossy. He didn't know which name he preferred, for any that passed her lips were sweet to him, though he would never say it.
He mentally sighed. "Very well, but you will stay with me." He called a servent and sent them to get her some food and some fresh water.
Kagome smiled. "Thank you."