InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Some Things Never Change ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Kagome continued to shake InuYasha, “InuYasha!” Her cries broke through Shippou's foggy consciousness, “Kagome-chan? What's happened?” Shippou asked weakly. “Oh Shippou-chan! Shippou-chan, you're awake.” Kagome said scooping up the small kitsune and hugging him tightly, glad to see he was okay.

“Kagome-chan?”

“Hn?”

“Please let me go, I can't breath.” Said a breathless Shippou.

“Oh, gomen Shippou-chan” said Kagome setting Shippou down and turning her attention back to InuYasha. “We have to get InuYasha away form here, I think he's suffering from a severe allergic reaction to these flowers.” Kagome looked back to “Shippou-chan do feel well enough to transform?” “Hai.” A large pink blimp ballooned from where Shippou had stood. “I don't think I'll be able to carry both of you” said Shippou said as Kagome carefully loaded InuYasha's limb body onto him; “That's okay, I'll walk along side you” said Kagome, she made sure InuYasha was situated securely atop Shippou and would not fall then they started to make their way out of the meadow.

InuYasha could hear voices but he couldn't make out the words they spoke, it hurt to move, he tried to lift his head but it felt like it was incased in a lead brick. He felt so weak and tired and soon was asleep.

Sango stood by the door of the hut, InuYasha and Shippou were taking much longer than expected to come back with Kagome. “Houshi-sama, maybe you should go look for them, I'm worried that something might have happened, maybe a demon came for the jewel shards Kagome has…” Sango rambled on as she scanned the horizon for any sign of her friends. “Sango, please come sit down, I'm quite confident that Kagome-sama is capable of looking after herself.” Sango seemed to relax a little, “now here, come sit, I'll make you some hot tea” said Miroku trying to ease her worry. Sango gave the horizon one more glance then turned around and accepted Miroku's offer for some hot tea; she sat down next to the fire pit where Miroku was starting a fire and started to absently stroke Kirara.

“Here I crushed some mint and chamomile leaves in there, it should help calm your nerves” Miroku handed Sango a steaming cup of tea; “Arigato.” Sango said in almost a mumble, the houshi's kind gesture had made her blush. Sango's face burned and she hastily took a sip of tea in a attempt to hide behind he cup, the tea having had just been made and not cool enough to drink, burned the inside of Sango's mouth and throat, causing her great discomfort. Miroku tried to suppress a giggle but failed, Sango set down her cup and made a move to nudge Miroku hard in the ribs, how dare he laugh at her when she was in pain. She leaned sideways, elbow poised, but she lost her balance and before she knew it she was laying atop Houshi-sama.

Both Sango and Miroku froze, neither wanting to move or speak out of fear of how the other would react. Seconds ticked by but it could have been decades and still the awkwardness of the situation wouldn't have had ceased any.

“Kagome how much farther?” Asked Shippou; “The hut is just over that hill,” answered Kagome. InuYasha was still unconscious but he didn't look as sickly as he had back in the meadow, still Kagome was worried, she didn't have much in her First-Aid kit and what if InuYasha was more ill than she thought; Kaede's remedies could only do so much. “Kagome” whispered InuYasha, he felt groggy, very groggy. What had happened to him? Had it been Naraku? “Kagome” InuYasha said a little louder and he felt her hand on his arm. “It's okay, InuYasha, I'm here.”

“Kagome, what happened to me- and why am I so itchy?”

“I'm not sure what happened, you were like this when I found you and Shippou-chan in the meadow.”

“So it wasn't Naraku?” InuYasha questioned.

“Iie, I don't think we can blame Naraku for this.” Said Kagome. InuYasha sat up, he was feeling better, he hopped down off of Shippou; “InuYasha, I don't think you should be…” Kagome started to protest but was cut off by InuYasha insisting that he was fine, she didn't argue back seeing as it would do no good anyhow. They started to walk and a short while later- “Look, I can see the hut!” Said Shippou, he had transformed back after InuYasha had gotten off and was now riding on Kagome's shoulder.

“Stop scratching, InuYasha” Kagome reprimanded.

“Keh, it itches so much,” whined InuYasha, scratching harder.

“I have some calomine lotion in my bag” said Kagome as they neared the hut. InuYasha whined again fidgeted trying not to scratch, “stop being such a baby” Kagome responded as they entered the hut to a very interesting sight.

Sango was laid awkwardly atop Miroku and there seemed to be tea involved; the three of them stood frozen in the doorway trying to take it in, InuYasha suddenly developed a nervous twitch in his left eye and Kagome quickly reacted in covering Shippou-chan's eyes. Before either Kagome or InuYasha could say anything Miroku suddenly sprang to life and wriggled out from under Sango, and exclaimed, “ It's not what it looks like!” He frantically and successfully cove up the wet spot that had formed on his robes.

“That's hard to believe, coming from a lecher like you” scoffed InuYasha, absently scratching the back of his neck; “Ieie, honest, nothing happened or was going to happen, Sango just lost her balance” said Miroku trying to right the misunderstanding. “It's true, InuYasha, I fell over” said Sango as she brushed some dirt off from her skirt. The subject was quickly dropped and Kagome went to her bag to find the calomine lotion, InuYasha hadn't stopped scratching and the last thing she needed was for him to develop an infection. Kagome helped InuYasha remove his kimono and undershirt, “Yow”!” InuYasha yelped as the fabric rubbed against one of the sores he had opened with his persistent scratching. “I told you not to scratch,” sighed Kagome as she knelt behind him with the bottle of calomine lotion and began to dab pink dots of it on his back with a cotton ball.

“Shippou, come help me start dinner” called Sango; Shippou had been watching curiously as Kagome continued dab the pink lotion on the back of InuYasha's neck. “Sure thing” chirped Shippou and he bound over to where Sango was throwing wood on the fire Miroku had started earlier.

After Kagome had covered InuYasha's upper body in pink lotion she gave him the bottle and some cotton balls and instructed him to go outside and apply it to his lower body, using the bushes for privacy. InuYasha did as he was told, taking his kimono with him; he went behind the hut where there were no windows and set down the bottle of lotion, cotton balls, and kimono on a large rock and began to remove his pants. He placed his pants on the same rock and started to dab his legs with soothing lotion.

As he stood there naked and covered in pink lotion, InuYasha started to feel guilty about the way he had treated Kagome at lunch earlier. He tied his kimono around his waist and gathered up his pants and lotion; he would apologize in the morning when he could have some alone time with Kagome.

Back in the hut Sango was boiling rice, Kagome's stomach growled, between getting mad at InuYasha and then begin worried sick about him she hadn't eaten a thing all day. Sango and Shippou were dishing the rice into bowls when InuYasha re-entered the hut wearing nothing but his kimono around his waist to cover himself. Kagome instantly flushed a deep red as InuYasha walked towards her to hand her back the calomine lotion. The instructions on the on the bottle read: Do not cover infected area for 5 to 10 minutes after applying, `okay, I only have to deal with this for a few minutes, I can do that' thought Kagome and took a bowl of rice offered to her by Shippou, “Arigato, Shippou-chan”.

Dinner progressed in a quiet manner, everyone ate rice -which was all they had thanks to InuYasha and Shippou -till they were stuffed; InuYasha went outside to dress after he was done eating. The lotion had dried into peeling patches of pink that Kagome promised he could wash off in the morning. It had been an unproductive day as far as finding any jewel shards went, but the events of the day had drained the group's energy and they all turned in for the night before the sun had fully set.