InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Daughter of the West ❯ The Boy in the Woods ( Chapter 28 )

[A/N: I know, I know, I know. I haven't updated since like…forever. But hey, I had writer's block. Yeah, its really weird. Whenever I chew Orbit® gum, I can't write anything. So I suggest you wacth out for that stuff!]

Daughter of the West

Chapter 28: The Boy in the Woods

Kagome's eyes slowly opened, and she looked around. Inu-Yasha was lying on his stomach, the wounds on his back bandaged. He looked like he was in a lot of pain from where she could tell. The wounds on her arm were also bandaged up, although she was suffered most from her terrible fatigue. She turned her head and saw Miroku leaning against a tree, sound asleep, with Sango resting her head on his shoulder. She smirked a little at this sight. Now she knew what Usagi had seen to make her so angry with the monk.

She got up a little, groaning slightly. She saw Sesshomaru, still half awake, holding a sleeping Kimi. Kimi had Rin nestled in her arms, as if she were the girl's own mother. Kagome could tell that her cheeks were tear-stained. Rin probably reminds her of Aikina, she thought. But Kagome couldn't help but look back at Inu-Yasha. Why had she kissed him like that? She blushed a little just thinking of such things. Do I really…have feelings for him? But what about my life in the future? Kagome sat up fully and leaned against a tree.

"You're awake, hm?" Kagome looked up. Sesshomaru was the one talking to her. She nodded a little, wrapping herself up in her blanket. He smirked a little at her. "You house quite a power. Why you would waste it on my brother is beyond me," he said. Then she remembered the jewel shards. She looked down in her book bag and saw a small green pouch, which apparently contained the jewel shards. But still, even with all the help the jewel shards had given her, she couldn't destroy Kikyo. She couldn't get the jewel shards that she had been using. Then she remembered something else.

"Um…Sesshomaru?" she asked. He glanced back up at her, looking as though he was extremely bored. "Kikyo…" Kagome continued, "She mentioned something about that Aya woman." He scowled fiercely. She immediately thought that she had struck a nerve and that he would simply growl and give her the cold shoulder, but he didn't. "Aya, that witch. She was trying to get rid of Inu-Yasha because he posed a problem to her," he said, his voice muffled by hatred. It's as if she's an open book, Kagome thought. "How well…do you know this Aya chick?" she asked. Sesshomaru sighed a little. "Know her? I almost had to marry her," he hissed. Kagome mouthed the word wow. "Sorry if I…opened up any old wounds or anything," she said. He smirked a little. "You worry too much," he scoffed. With that, the proud demon sighed and shut his eyes, resting his head on the tree to his back.

Kagome shivered a little as a cold breeze blew through the area. She pulled her blanket tighter around her, although it was cold as well, so it didn't help much. Feeling her fatigue set in again, she laid back down, resting her head on her arm. Pulling her blanket closer, she thought. This Aya woman…she kidnapped Aikina so she could get back at Sesshomaru and Kimi. How cruel…

The next morning when Kagome awoke was very frigid. Kagome was now wishing that she had warmer clothes from her era with her, but it couldn't be helped. She noticed that they had been getting closer to the mountains, but she had also noticed that winter was setting in quite quickly this year. Because of the cold, everyone was mostly wide awake. Except for Inu-Yasha. He was still in a lot of pain from all of the terrible wounds he had suffered. Kagome walked over to next to where he was painfully sitting, next to the small fire that Miroku had made.

"How are you feeling?" she asked. The hanyou nodded a little. "A bit better," he said. Then he noticed that Kagome's lips were a little blue. "You cold?" he asked. Kagome shrugged her shoulders, pulling her blanket tighter. Without a passing glance, he pulled his fire rat robe off and draped it over her shoulders. Kagome looked at him, seeming quite surprised. "Thanks…" she said, smiling a little.

Kimi looked through the trees she was standing behind, smirking a little. Sesshomaru walked up behind her, wrapping his arm around her. "What are you smiling about?" he asked. She laughed a little. "Your brother…he has such feelings for that girl but just can't find a way to tell her," she said sweetly. He frowned a little. "I could care less," he hissed. She looked up at him, smiling slyly. "That's exactly how you acted around me, you forgetful fool," she giggled. He smirked a little, planting a small kiss on her forehead.

Without even sparing a passing glance to Kagome, Inu-Yasha stood with the added help of the Tetsusaiga as a kind of makeshift cane. When he faltered, Kagome quickly stood and helped to support him. "Are you sure you can walk?" she asked, sounding genuinely concerned. "I'm…fine," he said, limping as he spoke. Kagome sighed, grabbing onto his arm as he nearly fell. "You're still too hurt to move," she said. He took another step, wincing. "You don't need to treat me like a baby, Kagome! I'm fine!" he yelled. Kagome stopped. "Kirara, come!" she called.

She glanced down at the small cat, and it quickly transformed. He clutched onto the demon's mane just to keep from falling over. "I told you that you couldn't walk yet," she said spitefully. He imitated her a little, but then he crawled onto the large cat's back, sighing in relief. Kagome scratched the cat behind its ear, winking. She purred a little, and gave the girl a kind of wink. There was a village about twenty miles away, and so that's where they where headed, mostly so Inu-Yasha could recover. Of course, Sesshomaru had protested, but where his mate would go, he would as well.

And so they continued down the path, however, the did not notice the young boy with a sickle chain who hid himself in the trees, watching them intently…