InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Right Where I Belong ❯ In Your Hands ( Chapter 20 )

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Chapter 20 In Your Hands

Inu No Taisho laid Inuyasha on the bed in Inuyasha's room. Inuyasha was sweating heavily and trying to suck in as much air as possible. Kagome could tell that he was laboring in his breaths. Inuyasha had gone unconscious again from the pain. She placed one of her hands on cheek gently. He lightly pressed his face into her hand. Tears filled Kagome's eyes. She was so scared Inuyasha wouldn't be okay. What would she do if anything happened to him? 'I wouldn't be able to take it! He's my everything!' She thought as the tears fell down her face.

"Ka-Kagome." Inuyasha choked out. Kagome gasped in surprise.

"Yes Inuyasha?" She asked eagerly with more tears flowing. He opened his eyes to look at her.

"Are you alright? You weren't hurt, were you?" He asked weakly. Kagome laughed through her tears and whipped some of them away.

"I'm fine sweetheart. I'm more worried about you." She said sadly. She was surprised when she felt his fingers brush her hair away from her face.

"Inuyasha, you need to conserve your energy." Inu No Taisho instructed. Inuyasha lowered his and and relaxed as much as possible into the pillow. Kagome placed a hand on his forehead to comfort him. Izayoi had already begun to clean the wound with wet clothes and Inu No Taisho had left the room to get Kaede for help.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Kagome asked Izayoi quietly. Izayoi stopped her cleansing and looked over to her daughter-in-law.

"Stay by Inuyasha to keep in calm and comforted." She told the young girl. "He needs to stay comfortable and calm to prevent the poison from spreading any faster." Kagome looked back to her lover and nodded to acknowledge Izayoi's request. Izayoi grinned sweetly and continued cleaning Inuyasha's wound.

Occasionally, Inuyasha would wince and whimper from the pain of the cleaning and healing herbs. Whenever Kagome felt his anxiety rising, she would focus his attention on her and comfort him until his heart rate slowed and he relaxed again.

After a while, Kaede whipped away a layer of sweat from her forehead and sighed. "We have done all we can do for now." She said. They had cleaned the gash and dressed it with bandages. "Now, Lady Izayoi, may I speak with you in the hallway?" The elderly woman asked politely. Izayoi nodded and turned to Kagome.

"Kagome, would you stay with Inuyasha please?" She asked.

"I wouldn't leave his side for anything." Kagome said as she looked back to Inuyasha's resting face. She turned back to Izayoi and gave her a worried and curious look. Izayoi smiled and came over to give her a hug.

"I will let you know what she says. Don't worry honey." Izayoi whispered in her ear. Kagome smiled and nodded. Kaede and Izayoi then left the room and closed the door behind them.

"Lady Izayoi, we need an antidote to the poison before it reaches his heart. I fear that if it does, he would die." Kaede told her. Izayoi heard that and was very frightened but knew she had to stay calm and find a way to save her son's life.

"Do you know of any way to make an antidote Kaede?" Izayoi asked. Kaede nodded.

"When I was training as a miko, I learned that if I demon uses poison, you must somehow get that same demon's blood and mix it with certain herbs to cancel out the poison. And it will in turn create an antidote for it's own poison." Kaede informed her.

"Great! Then we will just have to get Sesshomaru to give up some of his blood to save Inuyasha!" Izayoi said enthusiastically.

"Ey my lady, but I suggest that Lord Inu No Taisho does ask Lord Sesshomaru. I feel that he would be the most understanding towards him." Kaede advised. Izayoi nodded and took off to find her lover.

'Where could he be? I wonder if he is still upset about our boys having a fight. I'm sure he is, and that is very understandable. But I need him to talk with Sesshomaru to save Inuyasha.' She thought, rushing around the castle until she found him.

He was standing in the area that the fight had occurred. He had a serious but sad look in his face. 'How could Sesshomaru do this? I trusted him to protect Inuyasha, not almost kill him! Although, after all these year, Sesshomaru hasn't laid a finger on Inuyasha in the intention of hurting him. Why now does he attempt to wound him? What's going on in his head?' He thought before he was snapped back into reality by Izayoi's touch. "Oh, sorry darling. I was just thinking." He told her as he wrapped an arm around her waist.

"Dear, we need to talk. Kaede said that if the poison spread to Inuyasha's heart when he would die! She also told me that if we could get Sesshomaru to give us some of his blood then we could make an antidote. We think you should be that one to ask him." Izayoi informed him.

"Alright, I will. But I don't know if Sesshomaru will be willing to talk with anyone yet." Inu No Taisho told her. Izayoi turned to face him with tears welling up in her eyes.

"He has to Taisho! He has to or our baby will die!" She said as the tears spilled over her cheeks. He hugged her for comfort.

"He will be fine. He's very strong. He will pull through this." Inu No Taisho said. Izayoi look up at him and smiled. "You go back to Inuyasha's room and I'll meet you in there with Sesshomaru later, okay?" He told her with a comforting smile. She nodded and went on her way back to her son's side. Inu No Taisho watched her walk away then sighed as he thought about what he would say to his eldest son.
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Inu No Taisho walked up to the door that belonged to Sesshomaru. He still didn't know what he would say or how he would say it. All he knew is that time was not on their side.

Sesshomaru knew his father was outside the door. He was nervous about what his dad would say about the awful thing he had done. Sesshomaru was sitting on the bed and put his head in his hands. 'What's happening to me? Why am I acting like I am?' He thought.

He thought about what happened and he had no idea why he got so angry with the group. It was just a small inconvenience and didn't really hurt anyone. 'All I want is the protection of my castle and make sure everyone is safe, especially Rin.' It clicked just then. He was being protective of Rin. He was unaware of who those visitors were and got angry instead of listening to Inuyasha to begin with. The guilt returned in another huge wave through his chest.

Inu No Taisho walked in and found his son bent over in distress. He sighed again and walked over to the bed and sat down next to Sesshomaru. "Son." He said softly. Sesshomaru turned to him with sadness in his eyes. He was so guilty that this was all his fault and all because he was overprotective and hard-headed. He wished he could take it all back. Inu No Taisho could see this just from looking into his son's eyes. Their usual coldness was gone and he could see into his soul.

"Sesshomaru, I know that you didn't mean to hurt Inuyasha." He started. "I just want to know what happened." Sesshomaru replaced his head in his hands and thought about the earlier events.

"I watched as the slayer fought the intruding demon and I was pleased that she could help with defense around the castle. But then I saw a demon cat and a young boy. The slayer seemed fond of them. I had no idea who they were or why they were here. Im still not sure what went on but for all I knew those two sent the demon to test our defenses. I was infuriated that this girl that I let into my home would bring strangers around and risk someone getting seriously hurt." He said that and growled at his own word. He was being so hypocritical. "I'm sorry. None of this should have happened. Inuyasha tried to tell me and I wouldn't listen to him. I should have been able to control my emotions." He apologized. "All of them." He continued under his breath.

Inu No Taisho heard the last part and wondered if this had something to do with his blood choosing the new slave girl. "You just had a moment of weakness. It happens to all of us. You just need to learn from it and go on with your life." Inu No Taisho told him. "In the mean time, you need to save Inuyasha." He said as he stood. Sesshomaru looked up at him in confusion. He stood next to his father with questioning eyes. "Let's head to his room and Kaede will explain. It is up to you whether he lives or dies." His father informed him. His eyes grew with shock, but he rushed off to Inuyasha's room. He didn't want Inuyasha to die because of his wasting time. Inu No Taisho was right behind him.
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Izayoi walked into the room and found that Kagome hadn't moved from her stop. She smiled sweetly and sat next to the young woman. She analyzed her face and saw that her face was full of worry and very tired. Her eyes softened further. 'She shouldn't have to be in so much pain. The poor thing.' She thought. "Kagome, dear, you should get some rest." Izayoi tried to pros-wade her. Kagome shook her head.

"What if he wakes up and needs me? I can't leave him until he's better." She said softly.

"Alright dear. I can't force you too." She said sweetly. Kagome looked over to Izayoi and smiled back. Then, she became more serious.

"What was it that Kaede said? Is Inuyasha going to be okay?" Kagome asked eagerly.

"She said that if we can get some blood from Sesshomaru, we can create an antidote for the poison and he will recover just fine." Izayoi told her.

"What if Sesshomaru refuses? Will he be able to recover?" Kagome asked with anxiety. Izayoi sighed.

"Honey, he's only half demon. If the poison reaches his heart, he will die. A full demon might be able to fight off the poison, but he's also half human." Izayoi explained.

Kagome's heart wrenched in her chest. The tears freely flowed from her eyes. Kagome clinched her fists on her lap and sobbed as quietly as possible. 'Inuyasha. Inuyasha. Inuyasha. Inuyasha!' Her thoughts wept.

Izayoi wrapped an arm around her shoulders and felt tears of her own fall down her face. 'I hope Taisho hurries.' She thought. Izayoi sat and cried with Kagome while they waited for Inu No Taisho to arrive.

The door burst open and Kagome was almost knocked over. Shippo was crying and hugging himself as close to Kagome as possible. Kagome hugged him as her tears still fell down her cheeks.

"Is daddy... Going to... Be okay?" Shippo asked through his sobs.

"I hope so Shippo. I hope so." Kagome told him. Shippo looked to his adoptive father laying on the bed. He could see the sweat on his forehead and some dried blood on his lips.

"Mommy, can I sit next to him for a little while?" Shippo asked. Kagome nodded.

"Yes, but be very careful. He will still be in a lot of pain and we don't want to wake him." Kagome told her son. He nodded in understanding. Kagome stood up and sat back down on the edge of the bed next to Inuyasha. She put Shippo down on the mattress. Shippo carefully crawled next to Inuyasha's head. He laid down with his head next to Inuyasha's and closed his eyes. Kagome grinned slightly. She placed her hand gently on his.

Izayoi watched the two and smiled. She knew that they loved him more than anything. 'Inuyasha is lucky to have them.' She thought.