InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Jump Over the Wall of Freedom ❯ Injuries of the body and heart ( Chapter 11 )

 

Chapter 11: Injuries of the body and heart

 

A/N: Since I am so happy with all the support I've received I decided to put the chapter out early this week! I am so happy, JUMP has more than 1000 hits!

 

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`thinking'

 

 

Her thoughts on her future were interrupted as she heard the giant front door being slammed. She reached for her fan and ran towards the grand hall. On her way there she was joined by Kohaku and Sango who had also heard and held their weapons close.

Sango turned towards her little brother and told him to go to Rin's room and not leave until he was ordered otherwise. The obedient youngster simply nodded and made his way to his classmate.

 

Once the two women got to the front door, they just stood there for a few seconds not being able to move or talk. Nothing could have ever prepared them for what was standing in front of them.

 

In fact the demon lord who had been occupying the wind sorceress lay in front of them. His clothing was torn in several places which revealed how much his body was battered and bloodied. It appeared as if he had stammered all the way to the mansion but collapsed as soon as he passed the front door.

 

A large puddle of blood was forming fast under his now limp body. After wasting some time looking at him, Kagura snapped out of her daze and rushed to his side. She first checked if he was still breathing not caring that the borrowed dress she was wearing was now covered in blood. Relieved to feel a faint heartbeat she looked at Sango in a desperate plea for help in her eyes. The demon slayer went to them and motioned for Kagura to help her take her employer to the master bedroom.

 

It took all of their strength to drag him upstairs to his bedroom. As the two women lay Sesshomarou on his soft covers Jaken came in screaming and crying. With a slap on the cheek Sango brought him back to reality and told him to call a doctor. The toad youkai went to call doctor Suikotsu the same doctor who had healed Kagura so efficiently merely a few days before.

 

Sango than told Kagura to stay with Sesshomarou (which she would have done anyway) and went to check on Rin and Kohaku before heading outside to try and shed some light on what happened to the demon lord.

 

Kagura put her cold hand on Sesshomarou's forehead and could feel his fever. She then went to the bathroom and came back with cold water and a wash cloth. She kept cooling him down, finding that occupying her hands was he only way to be able to prevent her thoughts, fears and worries from raging in her head.

 

She was so absorbed in her task that she did not hear the doctor come in. He put his large hand on hers and took away the wet cloth she was holding.

 

“You did good. I see you have recovered quite well from your own injuries” the unknown man said with a warm smile to her.

 

“Who are you? And what are you talking about?” she asked her eyes ready to water.

 

“Sorry I failed to introduce myself. I am Doctor Suikotsu Schichinintai lord Sesshomarou's (and consequently Rin's) personal physician and I also had the honor to treat your wounds, after milord found you. Don't worry Miss…” he answered.

 

“Kagura Tadakaze but call me Kagura” she answered at the implied question.

 

“Only if you call me Suikotsu” he answered with a sweet smile. Miss Kagura, I will examine his wounds” and looking at her blood covered garments he added “maybe you should go change in the meantime. I shall give you a report when I'm done. Oh! And before I forget”. The doctor quickly added as he took out a small green bottle from his pocket and handed it to Kagura. ”Here this jar contains an ointment that should be able to accelerate the healing of the many scars and bruises you have I don't know about the spider shaped one but it might be worth a shot”.

 

The wind sorceress nodded and mumbled a `thank you' before heading for the door but not before she turned and once again laid a scared glance at Sesshomarou's still unconscious form.

 

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Once she came back Kagura found Suikotsu outside the bedroom leaning on the wall. He looked towards her and flashed her bright smile accompanied with a thumb up. These two gestures pushed Kagura to sigh heavily in relief, but just to be sure she asked him in a small voice “is he really going to be alright?”

 

“Yes do not worry, it looked worse than it really is. Due to the healing abilities he inherited from his father, the cuts will be healed in a few hours.” He then had a slight frown on his handsome features as he added “I am more worried about the poisonous sting he received. It was near the heart…'.

 

Kagura felt once again a lump form in her throat and tears well up at the corner of her ruby red eyes. Seeing she was on the verge of tears Suikotsu quickly continued “but not to worry his body should be able to produce an antidote before sunrise as well. All he needs is some good rest and someone to keep an eye on his fever”.

 

“I'll do it” a voice came from the shadows of the hallway, it belonged to none other than Sesshomarou's faithful servant Jaken.

 

“No I will, it's the least I can do to repay him” Kagura said wiping her eyes.

 

`Why don't you admit that you're scared that something might happen to him and that you just want to stay nearby' the demoness's inner demon said.

 

`Now really isn't the time, I don't have the energy to battle with you, so please just shut up!'

 

“No offense Jaken but I think we should leave it to her. You do remember that he almost slashed your left arm off last time he woke up, because you were touching him... But for some reason I don't think he would mind if it were Miss Kagura.” The doctor then silenced a laugh as Jaken screamed in horror and Kagura became as red as her eyes.

 

Suikotsu continued “you know Jaken I hate to remind you but shouldn't you be looking after Rin?”

 

After the toad demon left still fuming and muttering, Kagura sent a grateful glance to Suikotsu. He made a dismissive hand gesture and simply said “just take good care of him, I'll come back tomorrow afternoon to check on him. If anything comes up, just call me. And don't hesitate okay?” he said before leaving.

 

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Kagura stood in front of the door, not knowing what awaited her in the master bedroom. She gathered her courage and opened the door slowly, to her relief Sesshomarou was now laying under the white soft covers of his bed. There were no more traces of blood and he was wearing a white silk pajamas, it also appeared that the doctor had washed and combed the dried blood out of his hair (which she was really grateful for).

 

She got closer and decided to sit on the empty side of the king size bed. She then took the now drying wet clothe away from his forehead and proceeded to wipe away the small beads of sweat that covered his face.

 

Satisfied with her work, she then approached a white chair from a corner in the room to the bedside. As she sat and waited for him to wake up, she started talking to herself aloud without really noticing:

 

“What have you gotten yourself into now? I hope Naraku had nothing to do with this? Otherwise I won't be able to forgive myself, I know you have your own reasons for going after him but still, I can't help but feel responsible.” She than leaned over him and pushed his bangs out of his eyes, letting her fingers trail on his feverish forehead longer than necessary.

 

She then added “You can't die you know?! Rin needs you, and as much as I hate him Jaken seems to be devoted to you and I…I don't know I myself seem to…”.

 

Kagura was cut off when she heard Sesshomarou mutter something intelligible `is he becoming delirious due to the poison or something? Or maybe he's trying to tell me something' she wondered.

 

She then leaned closer to him, trying to understand what Sesshomarou was muttering. She was close enough to feel his warm breath on her cheek and all a sudden his muttering turned to cries and he kept repeating “Shiori! I'm so sorry Shiori please forgive me!”

 

For some reason Kagura's heart sank she could not tell why but a tear crept down her fair cheek. She got away from the sleeping from of Sesshomarou and ran t the crimson bedroom. She put as much clothes as possible into the bag Miroku had brought for her earlier. She looked in the closet and saw all the women's clothes she had been wearing since she came to the mansion and wondered:

 

`I bet those are her clothes hein! This SHIORI! Am I some sort of replacement or what? Did she leave him and now he's trying to use me! Now I remember the first time I tried to get away that cold bastard asked me to give back the dress I was wearing, it all makes sense now!

Oh my God is this why he kissed me? How stupid could I have been. What's wrong with me I always get mixed up with the most horrible kind of guys! Naraku then him!! I should have guessed something was amiss with him , there's no way a rich handsome demon lord can stay a bachelor for so long!

 

Damn! I really need to stop believing in the knight in shinning armor myth'. She wiped the tears that were forming at a fast rate in her eyes and using a technique her father taught her to calm herself and gather her courage, she repeated to herself several times “I am a strong and proud wind demoness, I can fight on my own! I am a strong proud wind demoness, I can fight on my own!” over and over again.

 

Kagura then started throwing things around the room in anger, when her anger subsided she took her fan and picked up the bag filled with clothes. As she was ready to go out, she saw the teddy bear Rin gave her earlier and the thought of never seeing the little girl again broke her heart, but still she went out the door and left the stuffed toy behind.

 

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This time when she came down the portrait on the walls, she did not spare one single glance at Inutaishio, Sesshomarou and Inuyasha's family portrait. She ran down the marble staircase, careful not to attract the attention of any of the house's inhabitants. When she opened the door she was greeted by a cold gush of wind in her face, she shivered but still ran out. As she watched the dark night sky she saw that the moon was merely a crescent `just like on his forehead' she thought, she shook her head and went on.

 

As she went out the front gate she used one of the feathers she had collected in the garden to fly away (as Sesshomarou did not give her back the ones he took away the first night they met). She looked back only once and let the hot tears flow down her cheeks as she looked at the now shrikening form of the mansion surrounded by the high wall she had jumped over…. . And once again she was faced with the same old questions: “what should I do now? Where should I go?”

 

(A/N: Poor Kagura and she started to have true feelings for Sesshy. What's going to happen next! Who is this Shiori?! Don't miss the next chapter which will mark the return of a character enemy or friend who knows…The chapter will be named Attack!)

 

 

I have not yet reached a decision on which story I will write next, so your suggestions are still more than welcome. Until next update, bye!