InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha's Love and Kagome's pain ❯ The return of Kagome ( Chapter 15 )

      Chapter 15 – The return of Kagome       This chapter has been reposted with a note at the end for my fans.   …………….     *Last time Inuyasha had only been hurt a bit from the demons, but he did seem tired. “Kagome, are you alright??” He sounded scared and she could tell that he was. She hugged him as tightly as she could, without hurting herself farther. “My back…it’s bleeding badly and my hand…” She looked at her hand sadly. It hurt and she was afraid that it would scar; she might not be able to use her bow and arrows right away either.  “But I am alright, now that you are with me.” She smiled weakly and held him tightly. “Thank god,” he said, then gave her a kiss on the lips, not caring who saw them. He didn’t ever want to let go of her again. Rin watched them from a distance, still holding onto Jaken’s dead body. ‘At least Kagome will be all right,’ she thought distantly. She was now carrying his body, although he was too heavy for her, she did not care. She had to find Sesshoumaru. The group surrounded Inuyasha and Kagome. They were all so happy that Kagome was all right.  None of them wanted to even think about the fact that the jewel shards were now gone. Miroku held Sango and smiled as he watched Inuyasha and Kagome happily. “Come on, we need to stop the bleeding,” Kouga said, with no sign of wanting to start a fight over the scene before him. This made Ayame happy, and her smile brightened. Kagome nodded, and Inuyasha let her go for the moment. Inuyasha looked back to where Nakazo had stood a short while ago, and said in a venomous voice, “Nakazo was right, this fight is far from over.”*   ……………& #8230;………………………… ;…………………………R 30;……..     Kagome was so happy to be back in Inuyasha’s arms that she almost forgot about everyone else. She looked around at her friends, who appeared happy to have her back, but each one seemed to be hurt. She looked at Sango, in Miroku’s arms, looked beyond them toward Isane, who seemed to be healing from the stab wound he had received not long ago. ‘Thank god they’re alright; even if they’re hurt; at least we are together,’ Kagome thought, smiling. Then Kagome remembered that it wasn’t just her friends that fought with Nakazo. “Oh my god! Where are Rin and Jaken?” Kagome burst out. Everyone looked around for the girl, but she was nowhere to be found. ‘I can’t believe we forgot about her! I hope she is ok,’ Kagome thought, becoming more and more upset. Inuyasha, holding Kagome close, could tell how upset she had become. “She went off in that direction with Jaken,” Inuyasha said, after sniffing the area briefly. “She must be looking for Sesshoumaru.” Sango looked upset and held Miroku tighter. “We have to go after her, and make sure she is ok.” Kouga stepped toward Sango and Miroku. “If I were you, I would worry about myself, right now,” he commented, nodding at her wounds. Ayame nodded and said, “You ARE hurt Sango, and Kagome doesn’t look as if she can go running after anyone right now. I am sure that Sesshoumaru is nearby, and will find Rin before she can be hurt by anyone.” “What if Nakazo gets her before she finds Sesshoumaru!” Kagome yelled, before Sango could say a word. Isane sighed and moved toward Kagome “Nakazo is far too injured to go after her now. Besides he has no use for her. I am sure she will be fine. Kouga and Ayame are right, we need to help you and Sango, before we run off after anyone else.” Kagome sighed, looking very unhappy, but she was in too much pain to argue further with them. Inuyasha, who had remained quiet throughout the conversation, said, “We need to take care of you right now, Kagome. Sesshoumaru will have to worry about Rin for the time being.” He knew that Kagome wasn’t happy about it, but that she couldn’t fight anymore. Kagome looked as if she would collapse any second. Inuyasha picked her up in his arms, saying, “Let’s get out of here before more demons show up” The others nodded to him and headed in the direction of Kaede’s village. Sango and Miroku mounted Kirara carefully, trying not to hurt Sango any more then she already was. Miroku looked at Inuyasha and said, “We won’t be able to go far before we have to stop. If we don’t stop Kagome and Sango’s bleeding, they will die.” “I know that, monk,” Inuyasha said, as Kagome ripped a piece off her uniform to wrap around her hand to stop the bleeding. “Are you sure you will be ok for now?” he whispered softly to Kagome. She nodded, and they all began to pick up their pace, although they weren’t capable of their previous speeds. Kagome was surprised that Kouga and Inuyasha had not argued once since they found her. Kouga also seemed to be remaining very close to Ayame, which made her smile. ‘Maybe he has finally moved on,’ Kagome thought happily.   ……………R 30;…………………………&# 8230;…………….   Sesshoumaru walked through the forest, toward the glade where he had left Rin in Jaken’s care. He stopped walking for a moment when he smelled Jaken’s blood.  Sesshoumaru changed direction, heading to the new scent, also picking up the faint odor of Rin and her tears. Though his face showed no real emotion, his body language made it evident that he wasn’t happy. After a short time, he came across Rin dragging Jaken’s body, tears streaming down her face. She was having trouble dragging him because he was so heavy, but she determinedly maintained a rapid pace. She stopped moving when she saw Sesshoumaru, putting Jaken down and running toward him. “Lord Sesshoumaru!” she cried, as she hugged his leg. Sesshoumaru didn’t return her hug, but made no attempt to dissuade her from hugging him. After a brief moment of closeness, he looked down at the girl and said coldly, “Stand back” She did as she was told, crying. He pulled Tenseiga out of its sheath and looked at Jaken closely. He swung his sword quickly through Jaken, then stood still, waiting for Jaken to stand. After a few seconds, Jaken took a sharp breath. He stood up shakily and looked at his master. “What happened?” he asked of no one in particular. “That is what I would like to know,” Sesshoumaru stated coldly. Jaken jumped at this, and bowed before his lord. “I am sorry, my lord. I was not able to protect Rin! Please forgive me,” Jaken groveled. Rin stopped crying as soon as Sesshoumaru returned Jaken to the living. She ran to him and tried to hug him, even as he was begging for his life. “Don’t touch me human!” Jaken screamed, as he watched Sesshoumaru from the corner of his eyes. “Rin is glad that Jaken is all better!” she said happily. She was oblivious to his disdain. Jaken just sighed. “You will tell me what happened.” Sesshoumaru repeated, with a bit of impatience in his voice. Jaken continued to bow at Sesshoumaru’s feet, once Rin let go of him. “Of course, my Lord!”  “The nice lady, Kagome, saved Rin’s life!” Rin burst out, before Jaken could continue. Jaken then told Sesshoumaru all that had happened, or at least what he recalled of the incident. Rin filled in the rest for him, or at least everything that occurred while she was there. Rin had heard Kagome say the demon’s name, but she didn’t know much more about him, other than what she had seen. “I see,” was all Sesshoumaru said, before walking away. Rin followed after him quickly, smiling. Jaken stood still for a second, blinking his eyes, then shouted, “Hey wait for me!” and ran after them. ‘Why would she give up the jewel shards for Rin? And who is this Nakazo?’ Sesshoumaru wondered to himself while walking toward the battle scene Rin had just described. ‘This demon knows who I am, yet he attacked them anyway, without fear of me. A fool that will have to be dealt with.’    ++++++++++++++++l   Yuma walked briskly through the woods, trying to get as far away from Nakazo’s wrath as possible. She sighed. ‘I know he got away from them, because I can still sense his aura. His aura is angry, so I don’t think he was able to take Kagome with him. He will not be happy with me. But, I did everything I could to control her! She is just too strong for me.’ Yuma sighed once more, deeply. ‘It would have been easier for everyone if they had just killed Nakazo.’ She stopped walking when she came to a lake and sat at the edge of the water. “My life sucks,” she commented to the wind. “Would you rather be dead?” a deep and angry voice asked from behind her. Yuma jumped and stood up. “How did you find me so fast, Nakazo?” she flung at him. “I always know where you are and what you are doing. Did you forget that?” he asked, moving closer to her. “What went wrong? Why weren’t you able to control her!?” Nakazo began to glow with dark energy. Yuma put up her hands to block him from her and said, “ She is too strong! There was nothing I could do to hold her. You underestimated her,” she burst out angrily. “Perhaps if you had come to my aid instead of running away when you woke up, I would have had her right now.” Nakazo moved closer to her, still glowing. “You have it wrong, Nakazo, when I woke up the others were already coming for you, and my powers were far too drained to do anything worthwhile. I could not have helped you. If I had come, I would have been killed,” Yuma stated, taking a step backwards to get further away from Nakazo, forgetting that there was a lake behind her. She took another step back and fell into the water. Yuma came up sputtering.  Although the part she had fallen into wasn’t very deep, she was now soaking wet. She looked up into Nakazo’s eyes, and was shocked to see him laughing at her. “You are useless,” he said, shaking his head, then turned from her and sat down. He took two jewel shards and placed them in his body. He put one in the inside of his right wrist. Then placed the other in his left wrist. He could feel the power of the shards healing him. He grinned evilly. Yuma got out of the water and looked at him. “Are you sure it’s a good idea to use those shards?” She did not get an answer, nor did she really expect one as she sat beside Nakazo. Nakazo was still hurt and tired, but he was healing quickly. Nakazo stared at his wrists where the shards he had taken from Kagome were inserted. ‘I will make you and all those you care about suffer for hurting me,’ he thought darkly. “You aren’t mad at me?” Yuma asked changing the subject. “I am, and you will make up for your failure later, but for now we must rest and regain our strength. Then we will make them pay.” Nakazo stared into her eyes, smiling his evil smile. Yuma sighed. “As you wish,” she replied sadly. Nakazo placed a barrier around them so no one could smell or see them. Then he moved to sit with his back to a tree a short distance from Yuma.   ……………R 30;…………………………&# 8230;………………………… ……………+++   The gang had been moving toward Kaede’s for about half an hour, but they had covered quite a distance before they felt safe. Inuyasha stopped running and looked at Kagome in his arms. She had just passed out from loss of blood. Looking at Sango, Inuyasha could see that she was in similar shape. He slowly placed Kagome on the ground. “Kagome?” he whispered, looking at her still form. “Is she alright?” Ayame asked, stopping next to Inuyasha. Kouga also eyed Kagome, but said nothing. Isane was again in his panther form, stopping near Kagome as well, looking at her sadly. “We need to stop here, bandage everyone, and rest awhile. If we keep moving, both Kagome and Sango will die,” Inuyasha said, brushing Kagome’s hair out of her eyes. The others nodded and Miroku helped Sango off Kirara. Then he removed Kagome’s bag from Kirara and started taking out supplies. Isane turned back into his humanoid form and looked around the area to make sure it was safe to stop there. “You will need water to clean their wounds and for them to drink. There is none here for them.  Perhaps we should keep moving,” Isane said, while watching Inuyasha and Kagome. Miroku stopped him and said, “Kagome has bottles in her bag that carry water. There are two here with water in them already, so we should be ok for now. There are two more, though, that you could fill, if you find a water source near by. Wait while we use all the water we have, though before you go. We need to stay close together as long as we can,” Isane nodded to him and waited for them to empty the water bottles. Miroku was helping Sango bandage herself after she removed the old bloody ones. Inuyasha used one of Kagome’s water bottles to clean off the wound on her back, then her hand. Inuyasha couldn’t help but wince when he saw the claw marks on Kagome’s back. They were deep and looked to be painful. Inuyasha was angry, but he knew he didn’t have time for anger right now. He needed instead, to help Kagome, so he tried to focus on helping her and not on how she got hurt. ‘I WILL kill that bastard soon,’ Inuyasha thought angrily. Once Miroku was done helping Sango, he pulled out Kagome and Sango’s sleeping bags, putting one down for Sango and leaving the other near Inuyasha. “Will you be staying with us tonight?” Miroku asked Kouga and Ayame. They looked at each other and nodded. Neither one was hurt badly, so they were able to stand guard. Inuyasha didn’t say a word to anyone as he watched over Kagome. He picked her up and placed her gently into her sleeping bag. “Good, we can use all the help we can get right now. If Nakazo came to attack us right now, and you weren’t with us, I don’t think we could win.” Miroku smiled briefly at Kouga and Ayame, who again just nodded. Ayame started to make a fire while Kouga checked around the area for any threats. Miroku stared into Sango’s eyes as she sat on the sleeping bag, attempting to look at the last of her wounds. “Thank you for helping me,” she said with a small smile. “You know I would do anything for you Sango. How are you feeling?” Miroku asked, keeping his hands under control for her sake. “I will be fine. I am more worried about Kagome. She was hurt pretty badly.” Sango started to frown. “I don’t know what that jerk did to her but it must have been bad. The thought of Kagome alone with Nakazo makes my skin crawl.” Miroku looked at Kagome and frowned deeply.  “I want to ask her what happened, but I know she needs to rest right now, so it can wait. At least she is back with us now. I will never let him hurt her again!” Sango declared vehemently.  Miroku put his arm around Sango; she laid her head on his shoulder and relaxed a bit. “It’s going to be ok, Sango. I won’t let any thing happen to either of you.” Miroku’s voice was soft and loving; the sentiment made Sango feel much better. Isane sat down next to Kirara and sighed. “Are you hurt?” he asked the fire cat. She shook her head no. Isane smiled at her, while petting her head. She was now in her smaller form, sitting not far from Sango and Miroku. ‘When I saw Nakazo, there were so many things I wanted to say to him. But I just couldn’t. We were so close once. Why does it have to be like this?’ Isane sighed deeply. Kirara meowed at him softly, to comfort him. He smiled and then turned his attention to the others, while continuing to pet her. Once Ayame was done making the fire, she walked over to Kouga, who was still watching out for any threats. “You sure are quiet,” she stated softly. “I don’t like having to stop this close to where we just fought Nakazo. He could be nearby watching us,” Kouga said seriously. Ayame nodded her head and said, “You are right, but I don’t think he will attack so soon. He will need to rest also.” She smiled as Kouga relaxed slightly. “You know, you and Inuyasha fought pretty well together, today.” Kouga shrugged at this comment, then replied in a soft voice, “It wasn’t so bad, fighting alongside them. Maybe if we all work together, we can find Naraku faster and end this war.” Kouga then spoke louder, boasting, “I mean, there is no way that dogface will ever be able to kill Naraku on his own. I will be the one to kill him, but some help wouldn’t hurt.” Ayame sighed. “You know for a second there, I thought you had changed.” She giggled slightly. “You want me to change?” Kouga asked, looking hurt. She only giggled some more and he sighed. Inuyasha heard them but wasn’t really paying any attention.  He was concentrating on listening to Kagome as she moaned slightly in pain. Kagome slowly opened her eyes and looked right into Inuyasha’s golden gaze. She smiled and seemed to forget all the pain as she brought her mouth to his softly. “Don’t leave me,” she pleaded, as Inuyasha made motions to get up. “Never,” he replied, then moved to sit behind her, putting her head in his lap.  This was something he didn’t do often. Inuyasha smiled down at her, “How are you feeling?” “A little better. I heal faster then I used to, but I was hurt pretty badly. I will be better soon, thanks to you,” Kagome said with a small smile. Sango saw that Kagome was awake and smiled at Miroku, who also looked over at the couple and smiled. Ayame and Kouga also noticed that Kagome was awake and they looked at her as well. Everyone was happy that she was back with them. “I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are very glad to have you back Lady Kagome,” Miroku said in a formal yet happy voice. Everyone nodded in response to his comment and smiled. Kagome looked at Miroku and Sango sitting close by and smiled. “Thank you everyone. I don’t know what would have happened if you hadn’t shown up when you did. I didn’t have any more strength to fight him.” Sango started to cry, saying, “You know that we will always be there for you, just as you are for us. I am just sorry that we didn’t get there sooner.” Miroku held Sango tighter to keep her from running to Kagome and injuring herself further. “It’s not your fault Sango. There was nothing you could have done. I am ok now and that’s what matters,” Kagome said sweetly. Kagome wanted to run to Sango and hold her close, because of the sad look on her face. But she was too injured to get up right then. She and Sango would have to be satisfied with their men holding them instead. Isane was somewhat distant from the group, but he could still see everything that was going on. He stood up and said, “I need to refill the bottles with water now. I smell a large body of water, probably a lake; it’s not far, in that direction. I am happy that you are back with your friends, Kagome. I will return shortly.” He ran off before she could reply. Kagome sighed. ‘Does he feel left out?’ she wondered sadly. ‘He said, “I am happy that you are back with your friends, Kagome.” But he made it sound as if he didn’t think he was one of them. I wonder what happened while I was away. So many things seem to have changed in such a short time.’ She looked at Inuyasha who seemed to be confused by her emotions. She giggled a bit at the look on his face. “I think I will take a nap. I am so tired.” Kagome said, covering up a yawn. “I think we could all use some rest, Kagome.” Miroku said, looking at Sango who was about to fall asleep in his arms. He smiled. ‘She is so beautiful,’ he thought, gazing down at her.   ++++++++++++++++++++++     Sorry that I have not updated in so long! I have been having some problems but I hope to update soon.   I have not forgotten this story, I WILL finish it. I also wanted to thank everyone for their encouraging reviews. I love you all! 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