Chapter 2- Inuyasha's choice

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Inuyasha ran as fast as he could. He didn't really knowing where he was going because he had no idea where Myouga was. The annoying flea found Inuyasha first. Calling from a bird, flying over Inuyasha's head, Myouga asked, "Inuyasha where is every one? Is everything ok my lord?"

Inuyasha jumped up and grabbed the flea, shouting, "Kagome has been poisoned, and I don't know how to help her! Tell me how to save her!!!"

"Hmmm, I would have to see her myself Inuyasha. Take me to her," was the flea's reply. Inuyasha returned to the hut at a dead run with Myouga in his hand. When he got there, Inuyasha could not believe what he saw. Kagome lay on the futon with blood all around her. She was so pale and lifeless. For a moment he feared that he was already too late, but then Inuyasha noticed her chest rising and falling, slowly. Kagome was still breathing. He put the flea down near Kagome and saw Sango holding Kagome's hand tightly. Miroku was next to her praying for Kagome. Shippo was crying in Kaede's lap, who watched everyone else closely while holding the crying kit.

Myouga ask what had happened and Sango told him while crying softly. Myouga was thoughtful for a moment and then asked, "Are you sure this was one of Naraku's detachments? It seems odd that it could not talk." Myouga appeared still deep in thought as Inuyasha answered him.

"IT HAD A FUCKING SPIDER ON IT'S BACK! What more do you need to hear to know it was one of his fucking detachments???" Inuyasha was furious. "Does it really matter who it was? Just tell me what to do to make her better! Who do I have to kill? What do I have to do? Tell me what to do right now or you will not live to see tomorrow!!!!" This scared Shippo and made him start crying even louder then before and he hid his head in Kaede's arms.

Myouga looked very grave and said, "You are right, Inuyasha. At the moment, knowing what that thing was won't help. Since we don't know what kind of demon it was and you already killed it, I do not know how to cure the poison. I have never seen anything like it before. However there may be something you can do. May I please talk to you alone for a moment, Inuyasha?" Inuyasha nodded, picking up the flea and moving out of earshot of the others.

"What is it, that you had to waste time taking me out here?!" He yelled at the small flea.

"Well Inuyasha, you can help Kagome, but you won't like what you have to do. You can't just run out and kill some one this time. That is not going to help us heal her." Inuyasha still looked mad.

"Look, just tell me what to do already!! I don't care what it is. I WON'T let her die!" He shook the poor flea in his hands while yelling, but then stopped to hear Myouga's answer.

"You have to share your blood with her. Let her drink your blood. This would cause the bleeding to stop because your blood is much stronger then hers and could take care of the poison easily," Myouga said plainly, then looked at Inuyasha to see what he thought of this.

"Share my blood? If that's what I have to do, then that's fine with me" Inuyasha went to run back into the hut when the flea yelled at him.

"WAIT my lord! There is more to it then just giving her your blood. You have to give her a lot of your blood to help her, which will knock you out in the process. She may not even survive; it is very painful for humans. She may not be able to handle the changes, but, since she is a miko, she should be ok. Also, once you do this, you and she will be bound to each other forever, or until one of you dies! This would make Kagome live the same life span as a hanyou. She would still be a human, of course, but she would heal faster and be stronger then most humans. In addition, her miko powers might become more powerful also. However, it means that you and Kagome can never leave each other's side for more than a few days at a time. After that you will start to feel the pain of withdrawal from your blood, and so will she. It will get more painful by the hour after it starts; if you are not back together within 24 hours after the pain starts you will both die! Another side effect of doing this is that you will know what the other is feeling at all times. This means that if you feel sad, no matter how far apart you are she will know. Are you ready to let her know how you are feeling at all times my lord?" Myouga sounded a little worried as he said these things, but watched Inuyasha closely to see his reaction.

Inuyasha stood there in complete shock. He really didn't mind the idea of never leaving Kagome's side for more then a few days, but would she feel the same? And was he really ready to have her know what he was really feeling at all times? Of course, if she knew how he felt, then the reverse would also be true. That sounded good, but Inuyasha just wasn't sure what to do. 'What if it doesn't work, and she dies anyway? I couldn't take that. What if I do this, and she hates me because of it? Am I ready to have that kind of a bond with her?' He sighed, but hadn't had much time to ponder his decision, when he heard Sango yelling and crying loudly. Inuyasha turned and ran back to the hut as fast as he could.

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Sango was watching Kagome closely through her tears. She was so scared that she would lose Kagome too. She had already lost every one else that she loved and couldn't bear for it to happen again. Kagome was her best friend. What would she do without her? Just then Kagome aroused and began gasping in pain, holding her side and crying.

"KAGOME!! Are you ok? Talk to me!! It's ok, Kagome I'm here. Please hang on!!!" Sango yelled, holding Kagome tightly against her. Just then Inuyasha ran into the hut and looked at Kagome who was awake and in great pain. He could hear her heart slowing down to a crawl, and knew that she could not last more than a few moments longer before she died and left him forever.

"NO KAGOME! It's going to be all right I will help you. Please let me help you." Inuyasha yelled this at her, knowing that Kagome could have no understanding of his meaning. Kagome didn't seem to care at that point either. "I can help you, but you need to drink my blood. It will hurt, but it will also help you, I promise!"

Kagome was trying very hard to breath. Sango lowered Kagome from the bear hug she held her in, and they both looked at Inuyasha. Kagome merely nodded. Inuyasha took that for his answer and kneeling down beside her, asked everyone else to leave them alone. Reluctantly the others all did as Inuyasha requested and left the hut. All except Myouga, of course, who explained to Inuyasha exactly what had to be done.

Inuyasha then cut his left wrist with his claws and then held it over Kagome's mouth, which she held open for him. As his blood started to drip into her mouth, Kagome tried to turn away because it burned her. Inuyasha pulled her face back towards him, saying with a pained look in his eyes, "this will help; please take it." Kagome opened her mouth once more and drank the disgustingly hot liquid. As she did this, Inuyasha noticed that he was becoming slightly dizzy, but continued giving his blood to Kagome until he heard the flea's tiny voice in the background, "Stop Inuyasha, you can't lose much more!" Inuyasha then stopped, bandaging his wrist quickly. He looked at Kagome who was lying under the blanket now covered with blood. The yellow blanket was ruined but no one seemed to care.

Kagome began to toss and turn. She looked as if she was in a great deal of pain, even more than before, if that was possible. Inuyasha felt badly, but knew it had to be this way if Kagome was to live. Suddenly Kagome screamed a blood-curdling scream that scared Inuyasha. Kagome opened her eyes widely, sitting up quickly, which caused the blanket to fall off, revealing that the bottom half of her was completely naked. Then she held her side. While Inuyasha watched, her hip stopped bleeding and even started to heal a bit. He looked at her closely. Her eyes seemed to change from their normal beautiful gray color to a golden color that matched his briefly, and then her eye color returned to normal, but a slightly lighter shad than before. She lay back down and seemed to fall deeply asleep.

"You will be alright now Kagome," he said and then passed out from the blood loss. Just then the whole group ran in, wanting to know why Kagome was screaming. When they saw Inuyasha passed out on top of a now unconscious Kagome, Sango quickly grabbed the blanket again and threw it on top of Kagome, then pulled Inuyasha off Kagome and lay him down next to her.

"Will he be ok?" Sango asked Myouga who was still in the room with Inu and Kagome.

"Yes he is fine. He just lost a lot of blood, and he needs to sleep." He looked at Kagome closely.

"What about Kagome? Will she be ok now?" Sango asked looking at Kagome's sleeping form.

"Well the bleeding has stopped but the effects of Inuyasha blood in Kagome may yet be a problem for her. She is strong - she should be fine. We will have to wait and see in the morning." Myouga jumped onto Shippo's shoulder and watched everyone, as they seemed to calm down a bit.

"Till morning then." Miroku said softly and started to pray over Kagome again.

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I am reposting thing chapter because it was proof read by Bonnie217. I hope it is better then before since I made a lot of mistakes the first time. ^_^