InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love Turns a Blind Eye ❯ Mysterious Aid ( Chapter 2 )

 

I don't own Inuyasha, but I am dreaming about it….

 

 

The man Kagome had treated stood poised for any further attacks; the snake demon lay in pieces in front of him. When none were forth coming, he relaxed his stance and looked at the girl behind him. “Damn! She's unconscious. Must have passed out from pain, although that is probably a good thing” he thought to himself. Her face appeared burned, most likely from the poisons that the snake demons cherished. He gently picked her up and carried her to a nearby stream. He knew that he needed to rinse off as much of the poison as he could before she absorbed anymore into her body. He knew that the poisons could very easily kill humans; the fact that this girl was still alive surprised him. The man shook his head in disbelief.

 

Kneeling by the bank, he gently laved the cool water over her face and hair, removing any remaining poison. He hoped that she hadn't gotten any in her mouth, but he had no way of knowing. He looked at her carefully. Her eyes were swollen and red, and that concerned him. As he looked at her, he realized that she was quite beautiful beneath the burns.

 

“Why am I feeling this way about this weak human?” he asked himself. “Not fair! She may be human, but there is nothing weak about her. After all, this foolish girl had treated his wounds and then stood against that snake totally unarmed. She didn't even think twice about doing it either.” He shook his head again. Now he was arguing with himself. “No one has ever done that for me before. That is why I am having feelings for her.”

 

He picked Kagome back up and gently carried her in his arms. “I wonder which village she came from. I need to get her home to her people so that she can get further help.” He held her close and headed into the forest to try to pick up her scent trail. Finding it, he adjusted his grip on the girl in his arms and picked up speed, racing back towards her home.

 

As evening approached, the man neared the village from where her scent originated. He looked at the village and then down at the girl in his arms. She was flushed with fever and whimpering in pain, but she had not awoken. He growled softly, trying to find a way to get her into the village without anyone seeing him. He knew that he would not be welcome there. Not that he was really welcome anywhere.

 

His thoughts were interrupted by a young woman's voice calling out “Kagome! Kagome! Where are you?” The man looked down at the still form nestled in his arms and then towards the voice. It seemed to be coming their way. Making up his mind, he quickly, but gently, laid Kagome down on the path and leapt into a nearby tree to keep watch over her.

 

Moments later, a young woman appeared carrying a Two-tailed cat demon. She gasped as she caught sight of the injured girl and quickly ran to her side.

 

“Kagome! What happened? Kagome, are you okay?” she asked. She saw the poison burns on her face and the swollen eyes. She put her hand to the girl's forehead and hissed in sympathy. “You've a fever! How did you get here?” She looked around, trying to determine the answer to that mystery. The man pressed himself against the trunk of the tree, but the young woman didn't see him.

 

“Kirara, I need you to transform and get us back to Kaede quickly.” The Two-Tail nodded in understanding and transformed into a firecat. The young woman gently lifted her friend and climbed onto the firecat's back. It quickly flew off to the village only to land in front of a hut where an old woman rushed out. The man watched as all three entered the hut.

 

“So her name is Kagome. I like that name,” he said softly as he settled himself down to watch the little hut for the night.