InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanging by a moment... ❯ Fever ( Chapter 44 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Genre(s): Drama, Angst, Romance
Rating: A
Warnings: None
Word Count: 500





“Come on, hang in there...” Kagome beseeched, pouring more water from her bottle onto the rag before placing it back on his forehead. “Don't you dare die on me or I'll never forgive you.” she stated with the weakest hint of humor, trying to pretend the situation wasn't as dire as it actually was.

It was the new moon, and she and Inuyasha were alone in an abandoned shack in the woods, though what could have potentially fueled a romantic fantasy on her part was ruined by the fact that Inuyasha lay poisoned by the youkai that had ambushed them on their way back to Kaede's. At least he had killed it before sunset or they would both be dead.

Everyone had been heading to Kaede's to spend the new moon in relative peace when they'd encountered travelers on the road begging for assistance with a youkai problem. It was simple enough that Sango and Miroku could handle it themselves, so since Inuyasha did not want to turn human in a foreign village, and he wouldn't be much help in that form anyway, it was decided that he and Kagome would continue onward.

Now Kagome was doing all she could to keep Inuyasha awake and lucid while the fever wracked his body. It reminded her of the time he'd been poisoned by spiderheads, only this time he was in less pain, which was good, and more delusional, which was bad.

“Why are you crying?” he asked, reaching up to brush away her tears before his hand fell to the floor and he shook his head from side to side. “No...I couldn't...I didn't mean...I couldn't save you...”

And he's thinking about Kikyou again...  she sighed to herself. The undead miko had met her end not that long ago. Kagome would not blame Inuyasha for his fever dreams, though; it wasn't his fault she and Kikyou had the same face.

“Ki...o...?” he murmured confusedly with blurry eyes. “Wha' are ya wearin'?”

“I'm not Kikyou.” she reminded politely as more tears fell, “I'm-” Her eyes widened as he suddenly cut her off.

“Feh, course not! 'Gome is not Kikyou.” he stated with unexpected clarity, and her heart panged in her chest until his next words had her eyes opening even wider. “'Gome loves me as a hanyou...”

He offered her a crooked smile then, sweat making his midnight locks damp and stringy. Temporarily focused eyes locked onto hers as he added, “...'n' I love K'gome for her, not 'cause Kikyou's dead.”

Those last words had him getting sad again over his failure to save Kikyou, but no more did he confuse the two miko throughout the night as the poison slowly broke down. It was meant to incapacitate so the youkai could eat, but the very strong could survive it; he would definitely pull through.

Kagome didn't know if he would remember his words in the morning, but she would. She smiled.



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